Human rights : a very short introduction /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Series: | Very short introductions ;
163 |
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=209686 |
Table of Contents:
- Looking at rights
- The historical development of international human rights
- Human rights foreign policy and the role of the United Nations
- The international crime of torture
- Legitimate restrictions on freedom
- Balancing rights: the issue of privacy
- Food, education, health, housing, and work
- Discrimination and equality
- The death penalty.