The Right to a Fair Trial Under the Universal Declaration Ofhuman Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - Background

by David Weissbrodt

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights have established the right to a fair trial as an internationally recognized human rights norm. This volume examines the origins of the right to a fair trial as articulated in the Universal Declaration and the Covenant. The right to a fair trial has been the subject of more interpretation and adjudication than other rights in the Covenant. Accordingly,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9041115072
• ISBN13: 9789041115072
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Kluwer Law International
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.