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Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- PART ONE: THE INTERNATIONAL LAW OF HUMAN RIGHTS -- CHAPTER 1: HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS -- A. The Development of Public International Law -- B. The Development of Individual Rights -- C. Forerunners of International Human Rights Law -- D. The Birth of International Human Rights Law -- E. Conclusion -- CHAPTER 2: THE CONCEPT OF HUMAN RIGHTS: THEORY AND CONTESTATION -- A. Defining Characteristics of the Concept of Human Rights -- B. Challenges to the Model -- C. Conclusion -- CHAPTER 3: SUBJECTS AND SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW -- A. Subjects of International Human Rights Law -- B. Sources of International Human Rights Law -- C. Soft Law -- CHAPTER 4: THE INTERNATIONAL BILL OF HUMAN RIGHTS -- A. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- B. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights -- CHAPTER 5: OTHER UN HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS -- A. Introduction -- B. The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination -- C. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women -- D. The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment -- E. The Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols -- F. The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families -- G. Significant UN Non-Treaty Sources of Human Rights -- CHAPTER 6: REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS -- A. Instruments of the Organization of American States -- B. European Instruments -- C. African Union Instruments -- CHAPTER 7: RELATED FIELDS: INTERNATIONAL LABOUR, REFUGEE, HUMANITARIAN AND CRIMINAL LAW -- A. International Labour Law

Illustrating the scope of this fascinating and wide-reaching subject to the student, this clear and concise text gives a broad introduction to international human rights law. Coverage includes regional systems of protection, the role of the UN, and a variety of substantive rights. The author skillfully guides students through the complexities of the subject, and then prepares them for further study and research. Key cases and areas of debate are highlighted throughout, and a wealth of references to cases and further readings are provided at the end of each chapter. This edition is supported by online resources.

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'International Human Rights Law' offers a thought-provoking consideration of the subject, from its philosophical foundations to contemporary challenges, with contributions from leading experts. Critical & detailed, it covers all elements of a traditional international human rights course & is suitable for use as a stand-alone textbook.

"International Human Rights Law provides a student- and practice-oriented examination of the law of international human rights, suitable for either a two- or three-credit course or seminar. The book, which is available in both print and digital formats, is designed to take full advantage of excellent web-based resources relating to international human rights, providing links throughout the materials. Its orientation is less theoretical and more practical than other books on the subject, with a focus on international and domestic institutional remedies for addressing current human rights violations. The new edition incorporates recent newsworthy human rights situations and legal developments in both international and U.S. domestic law"--

In exploring the interrelation of health and human rights, Marks and Clapham identify four general kinds of connections before presenting an analysis of the 'broad-based, integrative right' to health in view of its international and domestic recognition, its scope (an aspect for which they rely mostly on General Comment 14 of the ICESCR),24 the obligations it entails for governments, and the essential aspect of its linkage with private interests through the important debate on intellectual property rights on life-saving drugs and issues of accountability for states and private parties.