Description
Book SynopsisThis accessible collection of important international human rights documents is an essential resource for students and researchers of international human rights law. In addition to standard instruments such as the Universal Declaration, the 1966 United Nations Covenants and the European Convention and its Protocols, the volume also features topics and documents such as all core UN human rights treaties and their protocols, key international labour instruments and the obligations of the global financial organisations and multi-national corporations. Taking a broad and historical approach, the collection also incorporates Inter-American, African, Asian and Arab instruments alongside older UN documents and numerous soft law documents. Its approach reflects the diverse nature of international human rights law and the courses which now seek to teach it. This book is also valuable for students of international law, global governance and other courses which discuss the law of international hu
Table of ContentsPart I. Treaties and Associated Documents Adopted under the Auspices of or Relating to the League of Nations and United Nations; Part II. Declarations, Standard Setting and Other Relevant Documents Adopted under the Auspices of the United Nations Relating Directly to Human Rights Issues; Part III. UN Human Rights Institutions and Complaints Mechanisms and Procedures; Part IV. UN World Conferences and Summits; Part V. International Labour Organisation Documents; Part VI. International Financial Institutions; Part VII. African Union; Part VIII. ASEAN Documents; Part IX. Council of Europe Documents; Part X. Organisation of American States Documents; Part XI. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Arab and Islamic States; Part XII. Miscellaneous Documents.
