The Future of International Human Rights ─ Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, with a foreword by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, this volume contains 13 essays which evaluate the future of international human rights through an analysis of existing human rights norms, institutions, and procedures, and the projection of trends in these realms. Contributors include professors from Europe, the UK, the US, Australia, and Asia in the fields of international law, as well as health, development, and civil and human rights. Of likely interest to students and teachers of international law, international relations, and political science at the undergraduate and graduate level, as well as governmental officials, international civil servants, NGO organizations, and general readers with an interest in human rights issues. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Burns H. Weston is the Bessie Dutton Murray Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus at The University of Iowa School of Law and Director of the University's Center for Human Rights. Stephen P. Marks is Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Health and Human Rights at Harvard School of Public Health.