TY - BOOK AU - Nowak,Manfred TI - Introduction to the international human rights regime SN - 900413672X (pbk.) U1 - 341.48 PY - 2003/// CY - Leiden PB - Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Brill Academic Publishers KW - Human rights N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; 1. What are human rights? - 2. History of human rights - 3. International human rights protection - context and conceptions - 4. United Nations - 5. Council of Europe - 6. Organization of American states - 7. Organization of African unity - 8. Organization for security and cooperation in Europe - 9. European union - 10. Efforts of other regional organizations to protect human rights - 11. Non-governmental organizations - 12. Traditional procedures and mechanisms for the international protection of human rights - 13. Shortcomings of traditional procedures and new trends in the international human rights regime - Individual criminal responsibility for serious human rights violations - 16. Human rights and the maintenance of peace and security - 17. Challenges for the future ER -