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Human rights : a very short introduction / Andrew Clapham.

By: Series: Very short introductions | Very short introductionsPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.Description: 193 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780199205523 (pbk.)
  • 0199205523 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 341.48 CLA
Contents:
Preface. - Acknowledgements. - List of illustrations. - 1. Looking at rights. - 2. The historical development of international human rights. - 3. Human rights foreign policy and the role of the United Nations. - 4. The international crime of torture. - 5. Legitimate restrictions on freedom. - 6. Balancing rights - the issue of privacy. - 7. Food, education, health, housing, and work. - 8. Discrimination and equality. - 9. The death penalty. - Final remarks.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-181) and index.

Preface. - Acknowledgements. - List of illustrations. - 1. Looking at rights. - 2. The historical development of international human rights. - 3. Human rights foreign policy and the role of the United Nations. - 4. The international crime of torture. - 5. Legitimate restrictions on freedom. - 6. Balancing rights - the issue of privacy. - 7. Food, education, health, housing, and work. - 8. Discrimination and equality. - 9. The death penalty. - Final remarks.