For more than half a century, the world community has sought to codify a series of fundamental precepts intended to prevent such abuses of human rights as torture, discrimination, starvation, and forced eviction. The United Nations, other international organizations, regional institutions, and governments have developed various procedures for protecting against and providing remedies for human rights violations.
International Human Rights Law is a comprehensive introductory treatise, intended for all concerned about this critical area of international law, including students, lawyers, other advocates, teachers, and academics. The book contains an overview of the development of human rights as a domain of international law; a collection of brief summaries of each of the rights specified in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other critical human rights instruments; and a review of the national, regional, and international procedures for implementing human rights precepts.
The overview traces the history of human rights, from early philosophical and religious ideas and theories of natural law to modern formulations. The second section provides concise summaries of the substantive principles of and practices relevant to self-determination, equality, life, slavery, torture, fair trial, detention, privacy, health, food, housing, and clothing, as well as emerging rights such as sustainable development, environmental health, peace, and security from terrorism. A final section describes UN human rights procedures (both Charter-based and treaty-based); criminal procedures; African, European, inter-American, and other regional systems; national institutions and processes, truth and reconciliation commissions, and nongovernmental organizations. Throughout, example cases are cited, and each chapter concludes with a list of the most useful print and web resources.

International Human Rights Law: An Introduction (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights)

Weissbrodt, David

Vega, Connie de la

Foreign & International Law

University of Pennsylvania Press

Heavily classroom-tested by the authors and other instructors, this powerful teaching tool puts an emphasis on vocabulary and solid learning aids to introduce the American legal system to foreign law students. Focusing on constitutional law, the authors provide in-depth coverage of major issues such as the health care mandate, Arizona immigration law, the Defense of Marriage Act, affirmative action, the Supreme Court citation on international authority and more. The American Legal System for Foreign Lawyers uses contract law to show the continued development of common law and considers the role and function of judges, characterizing the differences between common and civil law. Other important issues are highlighted such as the differences between judicial review of legislation under constitutional challenge, judicial interpretation of statutes, and judicial development and application of common law contract and property law principles. Interesting cases and solid case-reading coverage combine with tables, graphical material, and glossaries to help students grasp United States law.
Features of The American Legal System for Foreign Lawyers: 
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<li>Heavily class-room tested by the authors and other instructors </li>
<li>In-depth coverage of major issues</li>
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<li>Health Care Mandate </li>
<li>Arizona immigration law</li>
<li>Defense of Marriage Act</li>
<li> Absorption of the Second Amendment</li>
<li>Affirmative Action</li>
<li>Supreme Court citation on international authority </li>
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<li>Uses contract law to show continued development of common law </li>
<li>Considers the role and function of judges, characterizing the differences between common and civil law</li>
<li>
Highlights important differences </li>
<ul>
<li>judicial review of legislation under constitutional challenge </li>
<li>judicial interpretation of statutes</li>
<li> judicial development and application of common law contract and property law principles</li>
</ul>
<li>Teaching and learning aids</li>
<ul>
<li>tables </li>
<li>charts and graphical materials</li>
<li>chapter and whole book glossaries </li>
</ul>
<li>Interesting cases and coverage of case-reading </li>
</ul>

The American Legal System for Foreign Lawyers (Aspen Coursebook Series)

Reiley, Eldon H.

Legal Education

Aspen Opco Llc

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