Historical Dictionary of Human Rights

Jacques Fomerand

doi:10.5771/9781538123065

Summary

The second edition of Historical Dictionary of Human Rights explores both the theory and the practice of international human rights with a focus on the norms and institutions that make up the “architecture” of the global human rights regime and the tools, processes and procedures through which such norms are realized and “enforced.” Particular attention is given to the contextual political and sociological factors that shape and constrain the operation and functioning of international human rights institutions and their state and non-state actors.

This is done through a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 1.000 cross-referenced entries on terminology, conventions, treaties, intergovernmental organizations in the United Nations, and non-governmental organizations, as well as some of the pioneers and defenders. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about human rights.

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Copyright year: 2021
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8108-8035-1
ISBN-Online: 978-1-5381-2306-5
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 900
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Editor’s Foreword No access
3. Preface No access
4. Acronyms and Abbreviations No access
5. Chronology No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 80
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Appendix 1. Structure of the UN Rights Bodies and Mechanisms No access Pages 777 - 778
Appendix 2. Implementation Mechanisms of International Human Rights Standards No access Pages 779 - 780
Appendix 3. Basic Structure of the UN Human Rights Council No access Pages 781 - 782
Appendix 4. Organizational Structure of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights No access Pages 783 - 784
Appendix 5. Procedure for Individual Complaints to the UN Human Rights Committee No access Pages 785 - 786
Appendix 6. Taking a Case to the European Court of Human Rights No access Pages 787 - 790
Appendix 7. Paris Principles Relating to the Status of National Human Rights Institutions No access Pages 791 - 794
Bibliography No access Pages 795 - 898
About the Author No access Pages 899 - 900