concept and standards Symonides, Janusz. text bibliography enk Aldershot, Hants, England Burlington, Vt Paris Ashgate UNESCO c2000 2000 monographic eng

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xvi, 373 p. ; 23 cm. "This volume presents reflections on historical perspectives and philosophical foundations of human rights. It gives a detailed analysis of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights as well as the rights of persons belonging to such vulnerable groups as women, children, minorities, indigenous people and migrant workers, and the interrelation between humanitarian law and human rights."--BOOK JACKET. 1. International Human Rights in an Historical Perspective / Thomas Buergenthal -- 2. The Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights / Jerome J. Shestack -- 3. Civil and Political Rights / Manfred Nowak -- 4. Economic and Social Rights / Asbjorn Eide -- 5. Cultural Rights / Janusz Symonides -- 6. Women's Rights / Katarina Tomasevski -- 7. The Rights of the Child / Yuri Kolosov -- 8. The Rights of Persons Belonging to Minorities / Hurst Hannum -- 9. Protection of the World's Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights / Erica-Irene A. Daes -- 10. Migrant Workers' Rights / Faruk Sen and Sedef Koray -- 11. Humanitarian Law and Human Rights / Hector Gros Espiell. edited by Janusz Symonides. Includes bibliographical references and index. Human rights Civil rights JC571 .H76934 2000 JC571 .H4694415 2000 323 HUM 0754620255 9231035894 0754620239 00020743 DLC 000106 20170524160623.0 2554669 eng