Human Rights and the End of Empire: Britain and the Genesis of the European Convention
Simpson, A. W. BrianAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2004.
Drawing extensively on archive materials, this book tells the story of Britain's role in the postwar human rights movement focusing on the creation of the European Convention on Human Rights and its history to 1966. The author explores the significance of the Convention for Britain in the declining years of empire.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Drawing extensively on archive materials, this book tells the story of Britain's role in the postwar human rights movement focusing on the creation of the European Convention on Human Rights and its history to 1966. The author explores the significance of the Convention for Britain in the declining years of empire.
Description based on print version record.
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. (1950 November 5)
Human Rights
Law, Politics & Government