Nutshell: International Human Rights

Description

One of over 150 titles in West’s Law in a Nutshell series, this book is a comprehensive resource in an easy-to-read, concise format. With a title representing almost every area of law, Nutshells provide a solid understanding of a specific area of law and include references to important cases that have helped shaped the law. Topics included in this title are: historical antecedents of international human rights law; United Nations human rights system; European system for the protection of human rights; inter-American human rights system; African system of human and people’s rights; humanitarian law; U.S. and international human rights; and non-governmental human rights organization.