Basic Documents on Human Rights

Sixth Edition

Edited by The Late Ian Brownlie and Guy S. Goodwin-Gill

Contains an unrivalled array of materials invaluable for a thorough study of human rights, providing students with an indispensable resource for research.
Provides students with a clear account of the most important human rights instruments adopted by the United Nations.
Fully revised to reflect all latest developments in case law and legislation, ensuring students have access to the most up-to-date judgments and statutory provisions.
Fully updated to provide a truly comprehensive reference resource, now including (amongst other new additions): the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2007; the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006; the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006.
Accompanied by an Online Resource Centre, featuring an annotated list of web links and some bonus material on human rights and the human genome

Basic Documents on Human Rights

Sixth Edition

Edited by The Late Ian Brownlie and Guy S. Goodwin-Gill

Description

Basic Documents on Human Rights provides an extensive collection of key documents covering all elements of the subject, accompanied by authoritative commentary and bibliographic annotation. The result is a clear and accurate set of the most important human rights instruments adopted by the United Nations and its agencies, by regional organizations, and other actors in the field. This text contains the essentials for a thorough study of human rights, mapping well onto both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. It provides the convenience of an indispensable 'one-stop' collection for research and reference, for practitioners and students alike, with guidance from the leading experts in the field.

Basic Documents on Human Rights

Sixth Edition

Edited by The Late Ian Brownlie and Guy S. Goodwin-Gill

1. Standard-setting by the United Nations organisation
2. Implementation and standard-setting in conventions sponsored by the United Nations
3. Contribution of the International Labour Organization
4. Contribution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
5. Europe
6. Americas
7. Africa
8. Arab states
9. Asia
10. The concept of equality

Basic Documents on Human Rights

Sixth Edition

Edited by The Late Ian Brownlie and Guy S. Goodwin-Gill

Author Information

The Late Sir Ian Brownlie, CBE, QC was a Barrister at Blackstone Chambers, London. He is also Chichele Professor of Public International Law at the University of Oxford, a Distinguished Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and Former Member and Chairman of the International Law Commission.

Guy S. Goodwin-Gill is Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, and a Barrister at Blackstone Chambers, London.