Pietro Pustorino is Full Professor of International Law and Director of the Center for International and Strategic Studies (Luiss University, Department of Law) in Rome, Italy.

• Chapter 1. Historic Evolution of Human Rights Law: From National to International Protection.- Chapter 2. Theoretical Foundations and General Characteristics of Human Rights.- Chapter 3. International Legal Sources on Human Rights: The Universal Level.- Chapter 4. International Legal Sources on Human Rights: The Regional Level.- Chapter 5. United Nations and Human Rights.- Chapter 6. Individual and Collective Human Rights: Right to Life.- Chapter 7. Other Grave Breaches of Human Rights: Prohibition of Genocide, Prohibition of Torture and Inhuman and Degrading Punishment or Treatment, Prohibition of Slavery and Forced Labour and Prohibition of Racial Discrimination and Apartheid.- Chapter 8. Right to Liberty and Security, Right to a Fair Trial and Principle of No Punishment Without Law.- Chapter 9. Right to Respect for Private and Family Life, Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion, Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Assembly and Association.- Chapter 10. Refugees’ Rights, Rightto Citizenship and Other Political Rights.- Chapter 11. Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.- Chapter 12. Right to Self-determination of Peoples, Right to Development and Right to a Clean and Healthy Environment.- Chapter 13. Human Rights, States and Non-State Actors.- Chapter 14. International Responsibility for Violations of Human Rights.- Table of Cases.

Pietro Pustorino is Full Professor of International Law and Director of the Center for International and Strategic Studies (Luiss University, Department of Law) in Rome, Italy.

• Chapter 1. Historic Evolution of Human Rights Law: From National to International Protection.- Chapter 2. Theoretical Foundations and General Characteristics of Human Rights.- Chapter 3. International Legal Sources on Human Rights: The Universal Level.- Chapter 4. International Legal Sources on Human Rights: The Regional Level.- Chapter 5. United Nations and Human Rights.- Chapter 6. Individual and Collective Human Rights: Right to Life.- Chapter 7. Other Grave Breaches of Human Rights: Prohibition of Genocide, Prohibition of Torture and Inhuman and Degrading Punishment or Treatment, Prohibition of Slavery and Forced Labour and Prohibition of Racial Discrimination and Apartheid.- Chapter 8. Right to Liberty and Security, Right to a Fair Trial and Principle of No Punishment Without Law.- Chapter 9. Right to Respect for Private and Family Life, Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion, Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Assembly and Association.- Chapter 10. Refugees’ Rights, Rightto Citizenship and Other Political Rights.- Chapter 11. Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.- Chapter 12. Right to Self-determination of Peoples, Right to Development and Right to a Clean and Healthy Environment.- Chapter 13. Human Rights, States and Non-State Actors.- Chapter 14. International Responsibility for Violations of Human Rights.- Table of Cases.

Pietro Pustorino is Full Professor of International Law and Director of the Center for International and Strategic Studies (Luiss University, Department of Law) in Rome, Italy.

• Chapter 1. Historic Evolution of Human Rights Law: From National to International Protection.- Chapter 2. Theoretical Foundations and General Characteristics of Human Rights.- Chapter 3. International Legal Sources on Human Rights: The Universal Level.- Chapter 4. International Legal Sources on Human Rights: The Regional Level.- Chapter 5. United Nations and Human Rights.- Chapter 6. Individual and Collective Human Rights: Right to Life.- Chapter 7. Other Grave Breaches of Human Rights: Prohibition of Genocide, Prohibition of Torture and Inhuman and Degrading Punishment or Treatment, Prohibition of Slavery and Forced Labour and Prohibition of Racial Discrimination and Apartheid.- Chapter 8. Right to Liberty and Security, Right to a Fair Trial and Principle of No Punishment Without Law.- Chapter 9. Right to Respect for Private and Family Life, Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion, Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Assembly and Association.- Chapter 10. Refugees’ Rights, Rightto Citizenship and Other Political Rights.- Chapter 11. Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.- Chapter 12. Right to Self-determination of Peoples, Right to Development and Right to a Clean and Healthy Environment.- Chapter 13. Human Rights, States and Non-State Actors.- Chapter 14. International Responsibility for Violations of Human Rights.- Table of Cases.