This essay, the introductory chapter to a widely-used practice-oriented guide to international human rights law, discusses: (1) the nature of the international human rights movement and international human rights law; (2) the history of the emergence of the concept of international human rights and of the development of international rights law; (3) the content of international human rights law; (4) who is bound by international human rights law; (5) how international human rights law can be enforced; and (6) the problems and prospects for human rights law, including a list of efforts that might usefully be taken to increase respect for human rights for people throughout the world.
Bibliographic Citation
Legal Studies Research Paper Series Archival Collection In Hurst Hannum (Ed) Guide to Intellectual Human Rights Practice (4th Ed) (Transnational Publishers, 2004 ) Chpt . 1 (pp. 3-18 )