by Thomas Buergenthal · West Publishing Company, St. Paul, MN · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780314430465
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«International Human Rights in a Nutshell» is Thomas Buergenthal's human rights handbook, in paperback (283 pages, in English).
It offers an overview of international human rights norms from the early 20th century to 1988: historical background, United Nations system, European, Inter-American and African regional systems, humanitarian law and the role of non-governmental organizations; it also examines the application of treaties in the United States.
It is part of the Nutshell Series collection of West Publishing Company and includes indexes.
Aimed at law students and professionals with an interest in the international protection of human rights.
Thomas Buergenthal was a Czechoslovak-born American international lawyer, scholar, law school dean, and judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). He resigned his ICJ post as of 6 September 2010 and returned to his position at The George Washington University Law School where he was the Lobingier Professor Emeritus of Comparative Law and Jurisprudence.
