Regional Protection of Human Rights

by Dinah L. Shelton

Book Overview

What role do human rights play in the development of regional organizations? What human rights obligations do states assume upon joining regional bodies?

This work is the first text of its kind devoted to the European, Inter-American and African systems for the protection of human rights. It illustrates how international human rights law is interpreted and implemented across international organizations and offers examples of political, economic,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019533339X
• ISBN13: 9780195333398
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 1196 Pages
• Weight: 4.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 10.1" x 6.9"