Law 5110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Genocide Convention, United Nations Human Rights Committee, United Nations Convention Against Torture
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International law: horizontal legal system avoidance of undue friction between sovereign states: sovereign authority exercised within state. Conception of human rights based on understanding that human rights are inherent to all individuals and have universal application. 1(3) un charter: promoting of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms is one of primary purposes of organization. 1948 creation of universal declaration of human rights (udhr) everyone born free and equal. General conventions: iccpr and icescr; deal with wide array of human rights; Provisions of particular human rights issue: cedr, cat, icpped; Conventions to protect categories of individuals deemed vulnerable: Regional human rights conventions: ech, american convention on human. Rights, african charter on human rights and peoples" rights. Human rights divided into categories that reflect the nature of the rights and the evolution of international human rights law: Civil and political rights: first generation human rights; constitute backbone of general human rights treaties.
