TY - BOOK AU - Tomuschat,Christian TI - Human rights: between idealism and realism SN - 9780199232741 (hardback : alk. paper) AV - K3240 .T66 2008 U1 - 341.4/8 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Human rights N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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? UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0816/2008017166.html ER -