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Preface 18 Acknowledgements 20 List of illustrations 22 1 Looking at rights 25 2 The historical development of international human rights 49 3 Human rights foreign policy and the role of the United Nations 85 4 The international crime of torture 110 5 Legitimate restrictions on freedom 125 6 Balancing rights – the issue of privacy 137 7 Food, education, health, housing, and work 149 8 Discrimination and equality 174 9 The death penalty 183 Final remarks 190 References 195 Further reading 209 Annex: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 218 Index 231

Author

Andrew Clapham

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Language

EN

Rating

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Updated

2026-03-14