New Zealand handbook on international human rights
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Wellington, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
Subjects: Human rights; Civil rights
Description: "This handbook has its genesis in numerous requests from individuals and from non-governmental organisations for a straightforward introduction to international human rights. As it stands it is far from exhaustive but it does offer a broad overview of a complex and challenging area of international relations."
Notes: Contains texts of the major international human rights instruments.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The nature of human rights; title: The legal framework of human rights; title: The United Nations and human rights; title: The major international human rights instruments; title: Regional arrangements for protecting human rights; title: Non-governmental organisations (NGOs); title: National institutions; title: Human rights, good governance and development; title: The application of human rights.