International Human Rights In A Nutshell

by Thomas Buergenthal, Dinah Shelton, David Stewart

A reliable source on international human rights law for students, practitioners, and professors. Provides an overview of the international, regional and domestic human rights systems. It reviews recent developments in the field of international humanitarian law, including through decisions of the ad hoc tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and the establishment of the International Criminal Court. Discover the history behind international human rights, including the institutional context from which they evolved. Features expert review of human rights norms and identifies new developments in this area.

Genres: Politics, Law

601 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Thomas Buergenthal (born 11 May 1934, in Ľubochňa, Czechoslovakia, today Slovakia) is a former judge of the International Court of Justice. He resigned his post as of 6 September 2010.

Buergenthal is returning to his position as Lobingier Professor of Comparative Law and Jurisprudence at The George Washington University Law School.

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm just so glad this book is over

[Namrirru · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books are really good sources for term papers. They give an easy to understand outline and overview of laws and their background and plenty of external resources to look up online and in the library.