Texts and Materials on International Human Rights

Text and Materials on International Human Rights offers a carefully tailored overview of the subject, divided into four sections that cover: sources and theories; institutions and structures; substantive rights; and a new concluding section on the challenges for human rights law. The third edition is fully updated to include all key developments, in particular issues around torture, terrorism and international criminal law.



This collection of materials offers a comprehensive overview of the institutional structures relevant to international human rights law, crucial to the understanding of how law works in this challenging area. Designed to guide students through the fundamental texts for this subject, the author's commentary contextualises each extract to explain its relevance, while highlighted further reading makes links to cutting edge academic commentary to provide next steps for student research.



Offering a clear text design that distinguishes between materials and author commentary, and including reflective questions throughout to aid understanding, this book is ideal for students seeking to engage with the key issues in the study of International Human Rights.

Textul si materialele privind drepturile internationale ale omului ofera o prezentare generala atenta a subiectului, impartita in patru sectiuni care acopera: surse si teorii; institutii si structuri; drepturi de fond; si o noua sectiune finala privind provocarile legii drepturilor omului. A treia editie este complet actualizata pentru a include toate evolutiile cheie, in special aspectele legate de tortura, terorism si dreptul penal international. Aceasta colectie de materiale ofera o imagine de ansamblu cuprinzatoare asupra structurilor institutionale relevante pentru dreptul international al drepturilor omului, cruciala pentru intelegerea modului in care legea lucreaza in aceasta zona provocatoare.