International Human Rights Law 8e - resources is no longer available and it was replaced by International Human Rights Law 10e.
Web links: Chapter 23
Web links: Chapter 23
A number of issues affect the future of international human rights. This disparate list of links is drawn from those mentioned in the text.
www.un.org/millennium/declaration/ares552e.htm- This link goes to the United Nations Millennium Declaration which sets the agenda for the UN in the twenty-first century
sustainabledevelopment.un.org – UN Sustainable Development Goals platform
www.undp.org - This link goes to the website of the United Nations Development Programme which is closely linked with the work towards the Millennium and Sustainable Development Goals
hdr.undp.org/en/ - This link goes to the UN Human Development Reports
Environmental rights
www.unfccc.int - This links to the website of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change with accessible information including updates, documentation and progress reports
unfccc.int/files/essential_background/background_publications_htmlpdf/application/pdf/conveng.pdf - This link goes to the text of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
unfccc.int/files/essential_background/kyoto_protocol/application/pdf/07a01.pdf - This link facilitates access to the Kyoto protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
http://www.unenvironment.org/- United Nations Environment Programme website with a wealth of materials and links available
Disability and related rights
www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/ - United Nations site on human rights and disability
www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/CRPDIndex.aspx - UN Committee of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with links to the Convention
www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Disability/SRDisabilities/Pages/SRDisabilitiesIndex.aspx - UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/HIV/Pages/HIVIndex.aspx - United Nations site on HIV/AIDS and human rights.
www.equalrightstrust.org/ertdocumentbank/DisabilityDoc.pdf - Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons
www.equalrightstrust.org/ertdocumentbank/declaration%20of%20rights%20on%20mental%20retarded.pdf - Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons
Business and human rights
www.unglobalcompact.org - Business and human rights
www.oecd.org/document/28/0,2340,en_2649_34889_2397532_1_1_1_1,00.html - This link access the text of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises