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020 a| 9780199313440 (hbk. : alk. paper);

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100 1 a| Posner, Eric A.,d| 1965-e| author.=| ^A454816;

245 14 a| The twilight of human rights law /c| Eric A. Posner.;

264 1 a| Oxford, UK ;a| New York, NY :b| Oxford University Press,c| 2014.;

300 a| x, 185 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 22 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Inalienable rights series;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-168) and index.;

505 00 t| The history of international human rights law --t| The law and institutions of human rights --t| Why do states enter into human rights treaties? --t| Do states comply with human rights treaties? --t| Why do states comply (or not comply) with human rights treaties? --t| Human rights and war --t| A fresh start : human rights and development.;

520 a| Countries solemnly intone their commitment to human rights, and they ratify endless international treaties and conventions designed to signal that commitment. At the same time, there has been no marked decrease in human rights violations, even as the language of human rights has become the dominant mode of international moral criticism. Posner argues that purposefully unenforceable human rights treaties are at the heart of the world's failure to address human rights violations.;

650 0 a| Human rights.=| ^A178;

650 0 a| Civil rights.=| ^A1362;

650 7 a| Civil rights.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst00862627;

650 7 a| Human rights.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst00963285;

650 7 a| Menschenrecht.2| gnd0| (DE-588)4074725-6;

650 7 a| Ökonomische Theorie des Rechts.2| gnd0| (DE-588)4135492-8;

650 7 a| Droits de l'homme.2| eclas;

650 7 a| Droits civils.2| eclas;

650 7 a| Conventions internationales.2| eclas;

650 7 a| Droit international.2| eclas;

650 7 a| Organisations internationales.2| eclas;

830 0 a| Inalienable rights series.=| ^A701037;

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The twilight of human rights law / Eric A. Posner.

Author/creator	Posner, Eric A., 1965- author.
Format	Book
Publication	Oxford, UK ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Description	x, 185 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Subjects	Human rights. Civil rights.

Series	Inalienable rights series Inalienable rights series. ^A701037
Contents	The history of international human rights law -- The law and institutions of human rights -- Why do states enter into human rights treaties? -- Do states comply with human rights treaties? -- Why do states comply (or not comply) with human rights treaties? -- Human rights and war -- A fresh start : human rights and development.
Abstract	Countries solemnly intone their commitment to human rights, and they ratify endless international treaties and conventions designed to signal that commitment. At the same time, there has been no marked decrease in human rights violations, even as the language of human rights has become the dominant mode of international moral criticism. Posner argues that purposefully unenforceable human rights treaties are at the heart of the world's failure to address human rights violations.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-168) and index.
LCCN	2014007497
ISBN	9780199313440 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	019931344X (hbk. : alk. paper)

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