International Human Rights: Problems of Law, Policy, and Practice

by Hurst Hannum

The Sixth Edition of International Human Rights provides students with an accessible, problem-based pedagogy that forces them consider the fundamental human rights issues of from political and legal perspectives. Balancing practical considerations and underlying theory, this outstanding and newly expanded authorship team delivers a comprehensive text that examines the historical underpinnings and contemporary considerations that animate human rights efforts across the globe.

Professors and students will benefit from:


Streamlined text with contents being more intuitive; eliminating the underutilized section on International Criminal Law and reapportioning those materials elsewhere, and condensing the International Humanitarian Law section. Thoroughly updated text that includes recent scholarship, reports from International Tribunals, and changes in International Human Rights landscape. An incorporation of recent resolutions from international tribunals and decisions for international adjudicatory bodies.

1283 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 1995

Reviews

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

ha, i was surprised to find this book on here, but since all i read is for school these days, i might as well include it. it looks like a big boring law book, and at times it is, but it is pretty current and has lots of interesting discussion pieces, particularly on the human rights issues surrounding Guantanamo Bay and the war on terror (and including the internal memos regarding torture between Gonzales, Bybee, Bush, etc). i'm not going to recommend this for light fun reading, but it's a good law book.