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The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law
The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law provides an authoritative and original overview of one of the key branches of international law. Over forty contributors comprehensively analyse the role of human rights in international law from a global perspective, examining its origins and principles, and measuring its impact on the world.
| Author(s) | Edited by Dinah Shelton (Emeritus Manatt/Ahn Professor in International Law, Emeritus Manatt/Ahn Professor in International Law, George Washington University Law School). |
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Paperback / softback |
| Pages | 1088 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 28 May 2015 |
| Availability | Out of stock |
The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law provides an authoritative and original overview of one of the key branches of international law. Over forty contributors comprehensively analyse the role of human rights in international law from a global perspective, examining its origins and principles, and measuring its impact on the world.
I. THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS ; II. HISTORICAL AND LEGAL SOURCES ; III. STRUCTURAL PRINCIPLES ; IV. NORMATIVE EVOLUTION ; V. INSTITUTIONS AND ACTORS ; VI. HUMAN RIGHTS AND GENERAL INTERNATIONAL LAW ; VII. ASSESSMENTS
Professor Dinah Shelton was the inaugural holder of the Manatt/Ahn Professorship in International Law at the George Washington University Law School, where she has taught since 2004. She previously taught international law and was director of the doctoral
