International Human Rights in a Nutshell by Thomas Buergenthal

International Human Rights in a Nutshell by Thomas Buergenthal

An updated and expanded edition of the widely used overview of international human rights law for students, practitioners, and professors. Provides a comprehensive overview of the international, regional and domestic human rights systems. Reviews recent developments in the field, including in the UN, European, OAS and African human rights systems and the adoption of new conventions such as those on forced disappearances and persons with disabilities. Includes chapters on international humanitarian law (including decisions of the ad hoc tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and the establishment of the International Criminal Court) as well as the treatment of human rights treaties and norms within the U.S. legal system. Discover the history behind international human rights, including the institutional context from which they evolved. An unparalleled resource for beginning students as well as more experienced practitioners.

Thomas Buergenthal is a judge at the International Court of Justice at The Hague. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he served as the first US Judge and later, President, of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. He has also served as a member of the UN Human Rights Committee. He has authored over a dozen books on international law, and is the subject of a biography, entitled Tommy, by the Norwegian humanitarian and UNICEF founder, Odd Nansen. Judge Buergenthal was also the co-recipient of the 2008 Gruber Foundation International Justice Prize.

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ISBN 13	9780314184801
ISBN 10	0314184805
Title	International Human Rights in a Nutshell
Author	Thomas Buergenthal
Series	Nutshells Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	West Academic Publishing
Year published	2009-10-31
Number of pages	601
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