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Book SynopsisThe 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.
Table of ContentsEditor’s Foreword Jon Woronoff
Preface
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Appendixes
- Structure of the UN Rights Bodies and Mechanisms
- Implementation Mechanisms of International Human Rights Standards: Overview
- Basic Structure of the UN Human Rights Council
- Procedure for Individual Complaints to the UN Human Rights Committee
- Taking a Case to the European Court of Human Rights
- Paris Principles Relating to the Status of National Human Rights Institutions: Annex to UNGA Resolution 48/134 of 4 March 1994
- Paris Principles Relating to the Status of National Human Rights Institutions: Annex to UNGA
Bibliography
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