TY - BOOK AU - Henkin,Louis AU - Cleveland,Sarah H TI - Human rights T2 - University casebook series SN - 9781599412610 AV - K 3240 H918 2009 U1 - 341.4/81 PY - 2009/// CY - New York, NY PB - Thomson Reuters/Foundation Press, KW - Human rights KW - Cases KW - Derechos humanos KW - Casos KW - Civil rights KW - United States KW - Derechos civiles KW - Estados Unidos N1 - Includes bibliographical references 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; Kept up to date by supplements N2 - "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" ER -