Henkin, Louis 1917-2010 Cleveland, Sarah H 1965- text festschrift yu New York, NY Thomson Reuters/Foundation Press 2009 Second edition monographic ng eng

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lvii, 1622 pages ; 26 cm. "This casebook provides an analysis of international human rights law. It emphasizes the relationship between the international, regional, and national legal systems (with a particular focus on the United States), features an intellectual and historical development of the idea of human rights, and analyzes recent developments in areas including corporate responsibility, terrorism and human rights, the rights of refugees, international criminal law, and the role of nongovernmental organizations". 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 by Louis Henkin ... [et al.]. Includes bibliographical references and index. Kept up to date by supplements. n-us--- Human rights Cases Derechos humanos Casos Civil rights United States Cases Derechos civiles Estados Unidos K 3240 H918 2009 341.4/81 9781599412610 1599412616 00552083 OML 250910 20260323122844.0 92418 eng