The International Law of Human Rights

by McBeth, Adam; Nolan, Justine; Rice, OAM, Simon

• ISBN13: 9780190304249
• ISBN10: 0190304243
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-08-17
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The International Law of Human Rights examines the fundamentals of human rights law from the advent of the United Nations Charter through to the challenging contemporary issues facing the human rights regime.

The second edition introduces the intricacies of human rights law and provides up-to-date coverage of human rights issues while exploring emerging areas of human rights law. Expert author commentary illuminates a range of examples while Snapshots throughout the text demonstrate real life decisions, thoroughly covering the scope of human rights law.

This text has been restructured and comprehensively updated throughout to reflect current legislation, cases and international jurisprudence and is the ideal text for students of human rights law.

Author Biography

Adam McBeth, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University,Justine Nolan, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales,Simon Rice, OAM, Professor of Law, ANU College of Law, Australian National University

Adam McBeth is an Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law in the Faculty of Law at Monash University and Barrister at the Victorian Bar.

Justine Nolan is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law, Associate Dean and Deputy Director of the Australian Human Rights Centre at the University of New South Wales.

Simon Rice, OAM is a Professor of Law in the ANU College of Law at the Australian National University.