Human rights : between idealism and realism /
Tomuschat, Christian.
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- History of human rights -- The different 'generations' of human rights : from human rights to good governance -- Universality of human rights -- Implementation at national level -- The work of political bodies of international organizations -- The work of expert bodies : examination of state reports -- The work of expert bodies : complaint procedures and fact-finding -- Supervision by international tribunals -- Enforcement by states and the role of non-governmental organizations -- Mitigating the effects of armed conflict : humanitarian law -- Criminal prosecution of human rights violations -- Reparation-civil claims against human rights violators -- Time for hope, or time for despair?.
Human rights.