Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction

Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN-10
0199205523
ISBN-13
9780199205523
Series
Human Rights
Category
Law
Pages
216
Language
English
Published
2007-06-28
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Author
Andrew Clapham

Description

What are our human rights? What are their philosophical justifications and historical origins? Focusing on highly topical issues such as torture, arbitrary detention, privacy, and discrimination, this Very Short Introduction will help readers to understand for themselves the controversies and complexities behind this vitally relevant issue.

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