Tomuschat, Christian. <br/><br/>
Human rights :  between idealism and realism / 
Christian Tomuschat. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  2008. 
 - xlix, 414 p. ;  25 cm. 
 - The collected courses of the Academy of European Law ;  v. 13/1 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- History of human rights -- The different 'generations' of human rights : from human rights to good governance -- Universality of human rights -- Implementation at national level -- The work of political bodies of international organizations -- The work of expert bodies : examination of state reports -- The work of expert bodies : complaint procedures and fact-finding -- Supervision by international tribunals -- Enforcement by states and the role of non-governmental organizations -- Mitigating the effects of armed conflict : humanitarian law -- Criminal prosecution of human rights violations -- Reparation-civil claims against human rights violators -- Time for hope, or time for despair?. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199232741 (hardback : alk. paper) 0199232741 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780199232758 (pbk. : alk. paper) 019923275X (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008017166 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Human rights.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>K3240  / .T66 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>341.4/8