A01=Louis Henkin
Author_Louis Henkin
Capital Punishment
Category=JHB
civil liberties
constitutional theory
constitutionalism
Cultural Rights
Economic Social Rights
Eighteenth Century Rights
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evolution of human rights protections
Good Life
Human Rights
human rights ideology
Human Rights Movement
International Human Rights Movement
International Human Rights Program
international law
legal frameworks
libertarian democracies
Moral Assertions
National People's Congress
National People’s Congress
Organization Of American States
Political Civil Rights
political philosophy
positive international law
Sir Hersch Lauterpacht
social justice research
Soviet constitution
Ukrainian SSR.
UN
USSR Constitution
West Germany
Product details
- ISBN 9780367295530
- Weight: 510g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 11 Sep 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This book analyzes the evolution of the idea of human rights, the "universalization" of human rights as reflected in the spread of "constitutionalism" to almost all states. It focuses on the conditions that must exist if the rights of men and women are to be more secure in the future.
Louis Henkin is Hamilton Fish Professor of International Law and Diplomacy, professor of constitutional law, and also a director of the Center for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University. His extensive legal experience includes service at the U.N. and in the U.S. Department of State. Professor Henkin is currently president of the U.S. Institute of Human Rights and codirector of the Columbia Center for the Study of Human Rights.
