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Normand, Roger, 1964-

Human rights at the UN the political history of universal justice / [electronic resource] : Roger Normand and Sarah Zaidi ; foreword by Richard A. Falk. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2008. - xxxii, 486 p. - United Nations intellectual history project. . - United Nations intellectual history project (Series) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-458) and index.

First expressions of human rights ideas -- The decline of human rights between World Wars -- The human rights crusade in World War II -- Human rights politics in the United Nations charter -- Laying the human rights foundation -- The universal declaration of human rights -- The human rights covenants -- The human rights of special groups -- The right to development -- Human rights after the Cold War.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015.


Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Subjects--Corporate Names:
United Nations--History.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Human rights--History--20th century.

LC Class. No.: JZ4984.5 / .N67 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 341.4/8