International Human Rights Law provides a concise, wide-ranging introduction for students new to the subject.
Rhona Smith is Professor of International Human Rights at Northumbria University.
Part I Sources of International Human Rights Key Concepts: Universality, Interdependence and Categories of Rights Positive obligations and Categories of Rights Part II States and Treaty Obligations The Organisational Structures and Key Institutions Monitoring and Enforcing Human Rights: Extra-conventional mechanisms Treaty Monitoring Bodies: Committees and Courts National Institutions and International Human Rights Extending the duties to protect and respect human rights (non-State actors) Reforming the human rights system Part III Protecting Children; Detainees, prisoners and Convictees Indigenous Peoples and their Rights The Protection of Refugees, Stateless Persons and Internally Displaced People Protecting and Promoting the Rights of Women Part IV Challenges for International Human Rights Law