Failing to protect : the UN and the politicisation of human rights /

Every year tens of millions of individuals suffer grave abuses of their human rights. These violations occur worldwide, in war-torn countries and in the wealthiest states. Despite many of the abuses being well-documented, little seems to be done to stop them from happening. The United Nations was es...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Freedman, Rosa (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Temas:
United Nations.
United Nations
Human rights.
Human Rights
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
LAW > International.
Human rights > Political aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • International law: what law?
  • The UN: a brief explanation
  • International humanitarian law, criminal law, human rights law
  • Universal rights or cultural relativism?
  • UN human rights machinery
  • Look! We did something: South Africa and Israel
  • Stop shouting, start helping: post-colonialism, human rights and development
  • Human rights of migrants: what rights?
  • The 'great' powers
  • Out of sight, out of mind: hidden abuses across the world
  • The 'good guys'
  • It is not all doom and gloom
  • Alternatives: a radical proposal
  • Alternatives: a less radical alternative
  • Alternatives: reform.

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