2nd Edition
Contemporary Human Rights Ideas Rethinking theory and practice
By Bertrand Ramcharan
Copyright 2015
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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Written by a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2003–4), this book has been fully updated for a second edition and continues to provide a much needed, short and accessible introduction to the foundational human rights ideas of our times and shows that every government is under international obligation to respect and uphold universal human rights.
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Introduction 1 History: shared heritage, common struggle 2 Human rights in the world community 3 International obligation 4 Universality 5 Equality 6 Democracy 7 Development 8 International cooperation and dialogue 9 Protection 10 Justice, remedy, and reparation 11 Conclusion
Biography
Bertrand G. Ramcharan, formerly Professor at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, is President of the Non-Governmental Organization, UPR Info.
