Encyclopedia of Human Rights

by Edward Lawson

This book defines the concept of human rights in all its diversity: the rights of individuals, peoples, and nations; the rights to employment, education, culture, and personal development; rights to a peaceful existence and to a clean, healthy environment; rights in the workplace; rights of special groups, such as the handicapped and the homeless; rights in war; and rights on land, sea, and air. It also defines basic human needs, the right to assembly, and the right to cultural enjoyment and analyzes legal decisions and international accords that have made these terms concrete realities. The encyclopedia analyzes and reproduces the national and international documents and instruments which have affirmed or violated rights. It includes, for the first time in one book, landmark legal and legislative decisions in the field of human rights.

1907 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1991