International Human Rights Treaties Explained

Internationally, Human Rights are governed by the body of International Human Rights Treaties that help form international law and global governance. Here, we'll look at the human rights treaties that have come since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, with specific focus on the dual Covenants of 1966, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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Sources:

Global Politics Guide, 2017, International Baccalaureate.

Heywood, Andrew. Global Politics. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Murphy, Robert, and Charles Gleek. Global Politics: Supporting Every Learner across the IB Continuum. Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Limited, 2016.

Piccard, Ann. (2011). The United States’ Failure to Ratify the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Must the Poor Be Always with Us?. The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Minority Issues. 13. ​

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