Chapter 16 Drawing Inspiration from the UDHR: Lessons about Understanding the Role of Law in Protecting Minority Rights

In: Human Rights after 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Joshua Castellino
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Series:  International Studies in Human Rights, Volume: 145
Cover Human Rights after 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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9789004517967
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Brill | Nijhoff
Print Publication Date:
02 Jul 2024
Front Matter
Part 1 Nature and Development of International Human Rights Law
Part 2 Interaction between Human Rights and Other Key Regimes
Chapter 5 Human Rights and International Trade: Making the WTO Human Rights Friendly
Chapter 6 Foreign Direct Investment and the Protection of Human Rights in the Host States
Chapter 7 Mind the Gap! Corporate Social Responsibility in the UN Initiatives for Humanising Business
Chapter 8 The Interconnection of Human Rights and Climate Change: Framing Climate Change Litigation from a Human Rights Perspective
Chapter 9 Climate Change and Human Rights: Setting Loss and Damage in a Context
Chapter 10 Human Rights Paradox in the International Intellectual Property Regime: Setting the Pecking Order
Chapter 11 Refugee Protection and Human Rights
Chapter 12 A ‘Brand-New’ Human Right at Work? Implications of Incorporating a Safe and Healthy Working Environment into the ILO’s Fundamental Principles and Rights Framework
Chapter 13 Shaping the Humanitarian Sphere: The Profound Influence of UDHR on International Humanitarian Law
Chapter 14 Rape and Other Forms of Sexual Offences as International Crimes and the Impact of Human Rights Law
Chapter 15 The Construction of Humanitarian Consent of Non-state Armed Groups
Part 3 Human Rights of Vulnerable Populations
Part 4 Key Contemporary Challenges and Issues
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