Includes bibliographical references and index.

International human rights law and notions of human rights : foundations, achievements and challenges -- International human rights law : the normative framework -- Human rights in practice -- The United Nations Charter system -- The UN rights treaty system -- Regional human rights treaty systems -- Individual complaints procedures -- Civil and political rights -- Economic, social and cultural rights -- Group rights : self-determination, minorities and indigenous peoples -- The human rights of women -- The right to development, poverty and related rights -- Victims' rights and reparation -- The application of human rights in armed conflict and the international criminalisation process -- Human rights and counter-terrorism -- Non-state actors and human rights -- Globalisation and its impact on human rights.