Human Rights: Between Idealism and Realism

by Christian Tomuschat

Book Overview

This third edition of Human Rights: Between Idealism and Realism presents human rights in action, focusing on their effectiveness as legal tools designed to benefit human beings. By combining conceptual analysis with an emphasis on procedures and mechanisms of implementation, this volume provides a multidimensional overview of human rights. After examining briefly the history of human rights, the author analyses the intellectual framework that forms...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199683727
• ISBN13: 9780199683727
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"