The twilight of human rights law / Eric A. Posner.
The twilight of human rights law / Eric A. Posner.
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Oxford, UK ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2014.
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G 2015/1584
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English
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x, 185 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
The history of international human rights law -- The law and institutions of human rights -- Why do states enter into human rights treaties? -- Do states comply with human rights treaties? -- Why do states comply (or not comply) with human rights treaties? -- Human rights and war -- A fresh start :...
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Oxford, UK ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2014.
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England
Date Published
2014.
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Summary
Countries solemnly intone their commitment to human rights, and they ratify endless international treaties and conventions designed to signal that commitment. At the same time, there has been no marked decrease in human rights violations, even as the language of human rights has become the dominant mode of international moral criticism. Posner argu...
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The twilight of human rights law / Eric A. Posner.
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Inalienable rights series.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-168) and index.
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G 2015/1584
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74VKOlj4vPlg
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ISBN
019931344X (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780199313440 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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342.08/5
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991022667979702626
