Human Rights, 2nd Edition
A Very Short Introduction
$30.08
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
20 April 2015
Summary
Today, it is increasingly common for problems to be framed as human rights issues. International human rights law is gaining significant attention and must adapt to a rapidly changing social landscape.
This second edition of the “Very Short Introduction” updates the topic of human rights, addressing current controversies. Andrew Clapham examines torture and arbitrary detention within the context of counter-terrorism, as well as new human rights challenges related to privacy, equality,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198706168 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0198706162 |
| Author: | Andrew Clapham |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 20 April 2015 |
| Weight: | 161g |
| Dimensions: | 11mm x 115mm x 174mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
Critics Review
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Andrew Clapham
Andrew Clapham is Professor of Public International Law at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva. Before he joined the Graduate Institute in 1997, he was the Representative of Amnesty International to the United Nations in New York. He was the Director of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights from 2006 until 2014. His publications include The 1949 Geneva Conventions: A Commentary, co-edited with Paola Gaeta and Marco Sassòli, (OUP 2015) and The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Armed Conflict, co-edited with Paola Gaeta (OUP 2014).
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