Human Rights: Between Idealism and Realism

by Christian Tomuschat

Book Overview

This volume presents human rights in action, focussing on their effectiveness as legal tools designed to benefit human beings. By combining conceptual analysis with an emphasis on procedures and mechanisms of implementation, it provides a multidimensional overview of human rights. Beginning with an analysis of the historical and conceptual foundations of human rights, the volume then focusses upon the different mechanisms which may be employed in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199268622
• ISBN13: 9780199268627
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"