International Human Rights Lexicon
- ISBN-10
- 0191018643
- ISBN-13
- 9780191018640
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 472
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-05-19
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Authors
- Susan Marks, Andrew Clapham
Description
This book presents a wide-ranging survey of the scope and significance of international human rights law. Arranged thematically in alphabetical format, it side-steps the traditional categories of human rights law, to investigate rights in the specific contexts in which they are invoked, debated, and considered. This book is an informative and accessible guide to key issues confronting international human rights law today.
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