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Human rights : between idealism and realism / Christian Tomuschat.

By: Tomuschat, Christian.
Series: The collected courses of the Academy of European Law ; v. 13/1. Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xlix, 414 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780199232741 (hbk.); 0199232741 (hbk.); 9780199232758 (pbk.); 019923275X (pbk.).Subject(s): Human rightsDDC classification: 341.48
Contents:
Introduction -- History of human rights -- The different 'generations' of human rights : from human rights to good governance -- Universality of human rights -- Implementation at national level -- The work of political bodies of international organizations -- The work of expert bodies : examination of state reports -- The work of expert bodies : complaint procedures and fact-finding -- Supervision by international tribunals -- Enforcement by states and the role of non-governmental organizations -- Mitigating the effects of armed conflict : humanitarian law -- Criminal prosecution of human rights violations -- Reparation-civil claims against human rights violators -- Time for hope, or time for despair?
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- History of human rights -- The different 'generations' of human rights : from human rights to good governance -- Universality of human rights -- Implementation at national level -- The work of political bodies of international organizations -- The work of expert bodies : examination of state reports -- The work of expert bodies : complaint procedures and fact-finding -- Supervision by international tribunals -- Enforcement by states and the role of non-governmental organizations -- Mitigating the effects of armed conflict : humanitarian law -- Criminal prosecution of human rights violations -- Reparation-civil claims against human rights violators -- Time for hope, or time for despair?