Julie A Mertus, Julie Mertus

The United Nations and Human Rights

A Guide for a New Era

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Today, virtually all UN bodies and specialized agencies are undertaking efforts to incorporate the promotion or protection of human rights into their programs and activities. This title examines these initiatives within the broader context of human rights practice, including the promotion of individual rights.

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The fully revised and updated second edition not only provides a complete guide to the development, structure and procedures within the UN human rights system, but also this reflects the vital changes that have occurred within the UN system.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780415491327
• ISBN-10: 0415491320
• Artikelnr.: 31303042

Autorenporträt

Julie Mertus is an Associate Professor and Co-Director of the MA program in Ethics, Peace and Global Affairs at American University, Washington DC, USA. She is author or editor of over two dozen academic articles and six books including Bait and Switch: Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy (Routledge, 2004) which was named "human rights book of the year" by the American Political Science Association Human Rights Section.

Inhaltsangabe

1. A Guide to the New UN Human Rights Practice 2. The Office of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights 3. UN Charter-based Bodies (and other
non-treaty bodies) 4. UN Treaty Bodies 5. The Security Council 6. The
International Labour Organization and the UN Global Contract 7. Conclusion:
Looking Backward, Going Forward