International regimes for human rights

Annual Review of Political Science

Volumn 15, Issue , 2012, Pages 265-286

  Hafner Burton, Emilie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

international courts; international law; repression; treaties; United Nations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861431922     PISSN: 10942939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-polisci-031710-114414     Document Type: Review

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