The twilight of human rights law /

Countries solemnly intone their commitment to human rights, and they ratify endless international treaties and conventions designed to signal that commitment. At the same time, there has been no marked decrease in human rights violations, even as the language of human rights has become the dominant...

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Main Author: Posner, Eric A., 1965- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2014].
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Table of Contents:
  • The history of international human rights law
  • The law and institutions of human rights
  • Why do states enter into human rights treaties?
  • Do states comply with human rights treaties?
  • Why do states comply (or not comply) with human rights treaties?
  • Human rights and war
  • A fresh start : human rights and development.