TY - BOOK AU - Mertus,Julie TI - The United Nations and human rights: a guide for a new era T2 - Routledge global institutions SN - 9780415491402 AV - JC571 .M4447 2009 U1 - 341.48 22 PY - 2009/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - United Nations KW - General Assembly KW - Universal Declaration of Human Rights KW - Human rights N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; A guide to the new UN human rights practice -- The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights -- UN Charter-based bodies (and other non-treaty bodies) -- UN treaty bodies -- The Security Council -- The International Labour Organization and the UN Global Compact -- Conclusion: looking backward, going forward N2 - Providing a framework for understanding contemporary United Nations (UN) human rights machinery, this text examines the historical and philosophical development of the UN human rights system and contemporary UN structures and procedures for addressing human rights issues UR - http://repository.fue.edu.eg/xmlui/handle/123456789/2686 ER -