Emerging areas of human rights in the 21st century: the role of the universal declaration of human rights/ edited by Marco Odello and Sofia Cavandoli. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2011. - x, 179 p. ; 24 cm. - Routledge research in human rights law .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. 'Virtual world, real rights?' : human rights and the Internet / Diane Rowland -- 2. The dilemma of intervention : human rights and the UN security council / Emma McClean -- 3. The contribution of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to the promotion and protection of democracy in international law / Richard Burchill and Sofia Cavandoli -- 4. Human rights dimensions of contemporary environmental protection / Engobo Emeseh -- 5. Offenders, deviants or patients? Human rights and the incarcerated offender / Gareth Norris -- 6. Indigenous rights in the constitutional state / Marco Odello -- 7. An international convention on the rights of older people? / John Williams -- 8. Humanitarian aid, human rights and corruption / Susan Breau and Indira Carr.

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Human rights.
Public international law -- human rights
United Nations. General Assembly. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Human rights, civil rights

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