Human Rights: A European Perspective
- ISBN-10
- 1858000238
- ISBN-13
- 9781858000237
- Series
- Human Rights
- Category
- Civil rights
- Pages
- 437
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Author
- James Kingston
Description
The book comprises 24 essays by Irish and European authors, accompanied by introductions and bibliographies. Procedural and substantive issues arising under the European Convention on Human Rights are considered as well as the impact of European Community law. Reference is made to ther significant international treaties - the European Social Charter, the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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