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  • Human Rights Council Statements

    March Joint Statement at the Human Rights Council in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In March 2011, the United States co-chaired and led the international lobbying effort on a joint statement on […]

  • International Bill of Human Rights

    Definition of International Bill of Human Rights Within the context of international human rights, the following is a brief meaning of international bill of human rights: The combination of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the International Covenant on Civil and Political […]

  • Human Rights Declaration

    Introduction This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of human rights declaration, with a description of the most significant features of human rights declaration at international level. Related Work and Conclusions Resources See Also References (Papers) Research Offers Tough […]

  • Human Rights Declaration

    Introduction This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of human rights declaration, with a description of the most significant features of human rights declaration at international level. Related Work and Conclusions Resources See Also References (Papers) Research Offers Tough […]

  • Rights

    The Legal History of Fundamental Rights This section provides an overview of Fundamental Rights Rights, Duties, Body, Will From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Rights, Duties, Body, Will (1): While there is no property in a dead body so that it may be sold, there are […]

  • Rights

    The Legal History of Fundamental Rights This section provides an overview of Fundamental Rights Rights, Duties, Body, Will From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Rights, Duties, Body, Will (1): While there is no property in a dead body so that it may be sold, there are […]

  • Human Rights Council

    United States Statement at the Human Rights Council in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On September 14, 2011, at the 18th session of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Donahoe delivered a […]

  • Universal Theory of Physical Law

    The Universal Theory of Physical Law Universal theory is an alternative to Regularity theory, and offers a different definition of physical law. You should read the Regularity post before this one. I have learnt about the theory as posited by the philosopher D M Armstrong, but it has also been proposed (in slightly different forms)…

  • Charter of Fundamental Rights

    Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Charter of Fundamental Rights provided by the European Union Commission: Following the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in December 1998, the Cologne European Council (3 and 4 June […]

  • Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity

    Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity Details of the Encyclopedia Editor: Dinah L. Shelton, editor in chief. Published: Detroit : Macmillan Reference Date of Publication: c2005. Contents of the Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity Entries Starting by A in the Encyclopedia Advertising African Americans African Crisis Response Initiative Aggression Algeria Alien Tort…

  • Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity

    Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity Details of the Encyclopedia Editor: Dinah L. Shelton, editor in chief. Published: Detroit : Macmillan Reference Date of Publication: c2005. Contents of the Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity Entries Starting by A in the Encyclopedia Advertising African Americans African Crisis Response Initiative Aggression Algeria Alien Tort…

  • United Nations and Human Rights

    Functions of the UN: Human RightsIntroduction to United Nations and Human RightsOne of the UN's major goals under its charter is to promote and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all people, regardless of race, sex, language, or religion. But once a…

  • Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties

    Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties Title: Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties Volumes: 3v. ISBN: 9780313327582 Publication Date: 2006-09-31 Editors: Otis H. Stephens, Scheb, John M., Stephens, Otis H., Stooksbury, Kara. Copyright: 2006. Pages: 1,342 Publisher: Greenwood Subjects: Civil and political rights, Encyclopedias, United States of America, Reference, Civil Rights, Political Freedom…

  • International humanitarian law Part 21

    International Humanitarian Law Part 21 370 Toward a Universal Doctrine of Reparation for Violations of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law ABDULLAHI AHMED AN-NA’IM International Community Law Review Volume 5, Number 1, February 2003 p.27 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 371 ISIL Year Book of International Humanitarian and Refugee Law, Vol. II, 2002, Chief Editors,…

  • International humanitarian law Part 20

    International Humanitarian Law Part 20 349 Controlling the Use of Force: A Role for Human Rights Norms in Contemporary Armed Conflict Kenneth Watkin American Journal of International Law Volume 98, Number 1, January 2004 p.1 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW Increasingly, the use of force during armed conflict is being assessed through the perspective of…