The lawful rights of mankind : an introduction to the international legal code of human rights /

Commentary on the international law of human rights - covers civil rights, economic and social rights, right to work, freedom of thought, cultural rights, freedom of association, etc; outlines the historical background; includes texts of treatys and judicial decisions. References.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sieghart, Paul
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1985.
Series:	OPUS.
Subjects:	Human rights. Human Rights Droits de l'homme (Droit international) Mensenrechten. Internationaal recht. international law. human rights. civil rights. economic and social rights. right to work. freedom of thought. cultural rights. freedom of association. history. treaty. judicial decision. droit international. droits de l'homme. droits du citoyen. droits économiques et sociaux. droit au travail. liberté de pensée. droits culturels. liberté syndicale. histoire. traité décision judiciaire. derecho internacional. derechos humanos. derechos civiles. derechos económicos y sociales. derecho al trabajo. libertad de pensamiento. derechos culturales. libertad sindical. historia. tratado. sentencia judicial. Human rights > International legal aspects comment. reference. text. commentaire. référence bibliographique. texte. comentario. referencia. texto.

Table of Contents:

What lies behind the code
An allegory
Priests and princes
Princes and subjects
Subjects and states
Modern human rights law
How the code was made, and how it works
Marking international law
Components of the code
Operation of the code
National remedies
International remedies
What the code says
Freedom of the body
Food, shelter, health, and the family
Work, income, and property
Just laws and procedures
Freedom of the mind
Doing things together
Democracy and public affairs
The rights of 'peoples.'