Unbundling Human Rights

Contents: Preface. Foreword. 1. Jurisprudence of human rights. 2. Historical development of human rights. 3. Public international law and human rights. 4. United Nations and human rights. 5. Human rights in modern states. 6. Human rights in modern worlds. 7. International bill of rights. 8. Human rights under regional system. 9. International humanitarian law. 10. Consumer protection law. 11. Right to development. 12. Intellectual property law. 13. International environmental law. 14. International refugee law. 15. Human rights in Bangladesh. 16. Criminal justice system and human rights. 17. Legal aid for protection of human rights. 18. HIV/AIDS and human rights. 19. Right to information. 20. Terrorism as a crime in international law. References.

"In addition to age old discrimination of colour and sex, people are also discriminated by power, education, talent and resources. Again the same human beings realize those differences through knowledge or wisdom religion and philosophy. The world was worried with the devastating effect of World War II. The United Nations was formed as the last resort to protect the global people from suppression and humiliation. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was also adopted as a continuation of that obligation.

This book \'Unbundling Human Rights\' includes as many as eighteen chapters on various human rights issues. The chapters are interconnected from which the readers will be benefited." (jacket)