Historical Dictionary of Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations

Informationen zum Autor Thomas E. Doyle, II is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Texas State University. His main research focus is on the ethics of nuclear weapons policy, including the humanitarian imperative to abolish nuclear weapons.Edwards S. Mihalkanin is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Texas State University. He holds a Ph.D. in international relations from American University. His specialties include U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. - Latin American relations, and international relations theory.Robert F. Gorman is University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including most recently his edited volume Toward the Common Good: A Catholic Critique of the Discipline of Political Science (Scarecrow, 2011) as well as the Historical Dictionary of Refugee and Disaster Relief Organizations Second Edition (Scarecrow, 2000). Klappentext This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and a bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on human rights concepts, major pieces of international law on human rights and humanitarian issues. Zusammenfassung This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations contains a chronology! an introduction! appendixes! and a bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on human rights concepts! major pieces of international law on human rights and humanitarian issues. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editor's Foreword Jon WoronoffPrefaceAcronyms and AbbreviationsChronologyIntroductionThe DictionaryAppendixes A Universal Declaration of Human Rights B International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights C International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights D Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsBibliographyAbout the Authors...

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• Authors: Doyle, II Doyle, II Thomas E. Doyle, Thomas E. Doyle, Robert F. Gorman, Edward S. Mihalkanin, Mihalkanin Edward S.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.12.2016
• EAN: 9781442276178
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-7617-8
• No. of pages: 446
• Series: Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations; Historical Dictionaries of Int; Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations; Historical Dictionaries of Int
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, REFERENCE / Directories, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, International institutions, Human rights, civil rights, Directories, International institutions / intergovernmental organizations