Human rights indicators: From theoretical debate to practical application

Journal of Human Rights Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 380-397

  De Beco, Gauthier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

application; framework; human rights indicators; right to education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881078021     PISSN: 17579619     EISSN: 17579627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhuman/hut003     Document Type: Article

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