The UN and human rights: a critical appraisal
"The very concept of human rights implies governmental accountability. To ensure that governments are held accountable for their treatment of citizens and others, the United Nations has established a wide range of mechanisms to monitor compliance, and to seek to prevent as well …
"[This book] provides a comprehensive theoretical examination of the key areas of international law. In addition to classic cases and materials, [the author] addresses the latest relevant international practice to illustrate contemporary themes and trends in international law an…
"Concepts allow us to know, understand, think, do and change international law. This book, with sixty chapters by leading scholars, provides a nuanced guide to those concepts of historical significance for international law, as well as those that have become central to how we th…
"This book provides readers with a unique opportunity to explore how the international economic legal order (IELO) may look in a post-WTO world. The substance of this book presupposes (whether correct or not) that the WTO either: (a) Stagnates into the foreseeable future (Doha w…
