The Nature of Human Rights

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International human rights law is a body of legal principles, treaties, conventions, and customary practices that establish and protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals, regardless of their nationality or status. It governs the relationships between states and individuals, as well as the relationships among states.

Citations and Sources

- R. Smith, International Human Rights Law (9th edn, Oxford University Press, 2020).
- D. Moeckli, et al, International Human Rights Law (Oxford University Press, 2022).
- I. Bantekas & L. Oette, International Human Rights Law and Practice (2nd edn, Cambridge University Press, 2016).

Further Reading

- D. Shelton, The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law: Oxford Handbooks in Law (Oxford University Press, 2015).
- N. Tsagourias & A. Morrison, International Human Rights Law: Cases, Materials and Commentary (Cambridge University Press, 2023).
- D. Shelton, Advanced Introduction to International Human Rights Law (Elgar Publishing, 2020).

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If you have any questions, let us know in the comments below!

[infiniti]

The reason there is a framework allowing unalienable rights, is because there are legal frameworks that can infringe and diminish these rights to nothing but an ostracization from the legal system alltogether.

[chrisbrine-iz]

But why person that doesnt beleave that natural right is not real