Human rights /

Human rights / by Louis Henkin ... [et al.]. - 2nd ed. - New York, NY : Thomson Reuters/Foundation Press, 2009. - lvii, 1622 p. ; 26 cm. - University casebook series . - University casebook series. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. ix-xvii) and index.

Introductory case study : the human rights implications of extraordinary renditions -- The human rights idea -- Human rights and constitutionalism in the United States -- The triumph of human rights after the second world war -- The international law of human rights -- International relations theories of human rights and measuring compliance with human rights treaties -- Implementation of human rights -- Implementing women's rights : CEDAW, violence against women, and cultural relativism -- Corporations and human rights -- International human rights obligations of the United States -- Civil rights -- Political rights -- Economic and social rights -- Terrorism and counterterrorism.

9781599412610 1599412616

2009378242


Human rights--Cases.
Civil rights--United States--Cases.

K3240 / .H846 2009

341.4/81

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