This comprehensive sourcebook edited by esteemed professionals, is a compilation of important human rights documents: universal declartion of human rights, international covenant on civil and political rights, UN documents and many more that are critical to understanding and promoting human rights. As part of a sister volume The International Humanitarian Law (Law of Armed Conflict) Sourcebook - together or individually each serves as an excellent resource to anyone involved in understanding and defending the current laws and rules. Students, professors, lawyers, human rights activists and those interested in the legal regime governing human rights litigation and policy should not be without this single-source for the increasingly important body of law.

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This comprehensive collection of international human rights and humanitarian law serves as an excellent resource for students, professors, and anyone involved in the challenging task of defending rights in times of peace or war.
Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch

Together The International Humanitarian Law Sourcebook and International Human Rights Law Sourcebook combine to provide an unrivaled resource for students and professors who are seeking to access the current laws and international rules established by complementary treaties and customs.
Admiral James Stavridis, US Navy (Ret.), Dean at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Former Supreme Allied Commander & Commander U.S. European Command