Appreciation of the context that advances or hinders the enjoyment of human rights would provide the basis for developing relevant strategies, including the use of concepts, laws and mechanisms to promote human rights protection. With this aim, this book facilitates reflection on the theory and practice of human rights. It deals with the historical evolution of human rights ideas, traces the evolution of international human rights law, examines the UN and other human rights protection mechanisms, discusses the growth of human rights NGOs and their contribution, and studies the changing contours of the human rights movement.
Human Rights in Theory and Practice: An Overview of Concepts and Treaties includes detailed examination of the provisions of major human rights treaties. It is a revised and updated version of the 1998 publication, Human Rights Praxis: A Resource Book for Study, Action and Reflection, which was widely used by activists and other readers and was translated into Bahasa Indonesia, Thai and Tamil. The present book will similarly be of interest to human rights activists and scholars of politics, law, sociology, history, international relations and peace studies.
Author(s): Ravindran Daniel
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 344
City: Los Angeles
Cover
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Evolution of Human Rights Idea and Human Rights Law
Chapter 1: Human Rights
Chapter 2: Evolution of International Human Rights Law
Chapter 3: An Overview of International Humanitarian Law, International Refugee Law and International Labour Standards
Part II: Human Rights Protection and Promotion
Chapter 4: UN and Other Human Rights Protection Mechanisms
Chapter 5: Human Rights NGOs/Movements
Part III: Major Human Rights Treaties
Chapter 6: International Human Rights Treaties
Chapter 7: The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
Chapter 8: The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights(ICESCR)
Chapter 9: The Conventionon the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Chapter 10: The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Part IV: Other Human Rights Treaties
Chapter 11: The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Chapter 12: Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhumanor Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT)
Chapter13 : Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
Chapter 14: International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
Chapter 15: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Bibliography
About the Author
Index
