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Human rights - Handbook for Parliamentarians N° 8

Part I provides an overview of the general principles governing human rights law and the obligations States have entered into under international human rights law; In Part II, Chapter 11 is devoted to parliamentary action to promote and protect human rights; Chapters 12 and 13 aim to describe the c...

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Main Author: Mr. Manfred Nowak
Format: Sách
Language:English
Published: 2005
Subjects:
Human rights
IPU 8
Political Rights
State sovereignty
State obligations
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11742/38464
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Summary:Part I provides an overview of the general principles governing human rights law and the obligations States have entered into under international human rights law; In Part II, Chapter 11 is devoted to parliamentary action to promote and protect human rights; Chapters 12 and 13 aim to describe the core content of each right guaranteed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and answer questions such as “What does the right to fair trial mean?” or “What is the right to an adequate standard of living?”

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