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Promotion of Human Rights by States
Perhaps the most important role of states in international human rights law is establishing that law by authoring and ratifying…
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The International Criminal Court
After countries throw off oppressive regimes or emerge from civil war they face a period of (what we now call)…
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Regional Human Rights Systems
Regional arrangements supplement the UN system by promoting and protecting human rights in particular parts of the world. Three regions—Europe,…
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Other United Nations Human Rights Agencies
Human Rights treaties are only one part of the UN’s human rights program. In fact, the UN has several agencies…
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International Human Rights Law and Organizations
Since 1948 an elaborate body of international human rights law has developed through state practice, the work of international courts,…
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Universal Human Rights in a World of Diverse Beliefs and Practices
Human rights prescribe universal standards in areas such as security, law enforcement, equality, political participation, and education. The peoples and…
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Social Rights
The Universal Declaration included social (or “welfare”) rights that address matters such as education, food, and employment. Their inclusion has…
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Environmental Rights
In spite of the danger of rights inflation, there are doubtless norms that should be counted as human rights but…
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Rights of Women, Minorities, and Groups
Equality of rights for historically disadvantaged or subordinated groups is a longstanding concern of the human rights movement. Human rights…
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Civil and Political Rights
These rights are familiar from historic bills of rights such as the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the…
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Which Rights are Human Rights?
This section discusses the question of which rights belong on lists of human rights. Not every question of social justice…