Guides: Human Rights Information Resources: Books

Finding Books

The library has an extensive collection of books (print books and ebooks) covering the many facets of human rights. OneSearch enables you to limit the results of your search to books, videos, and government documents available in the library's catalog.

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Background resources

Human Rights in the United States by Laura Mars-Proietti (Editor); Rita Cantos Cartwright (Editor)
Call Number: EBOOK
Publication Date: 2011
This resource surveys the legal protection of human dignity in the United States, examines the sources of human rights norms, cites key legal cases, explains the role of international governmental and non-governmental organizations, and charts global, regional, and UN human rights measures.
An Introduction to International Human Rights Law by Azizur Rahman Chowdhury (Editor); Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan (Editor)
Call Number: K3240.I63 2010 EBOOK
Publication Date: 2014
This book provides a precise concept of international human rights law, its development and the tangible meaning of civil and political rights, economic and social rights. It has highlighted women's rights, globalization, human rights education, role of the UN and NGOs to protect human rights.
Human Rights Standards by Makau Mutua
Call Number: JC571.M954 2016 EBOOK
Publication Date: 2016
Makau Mutua presents a comprehensive critical look at the making of human rights norms and standards by examining key texts and documents published since the inception of the human rights movement at the end of World War II.
The Idea of Human Rights by Charles R. Beitz
Call Number: K3240.B448 2009 EBOOK
Publication Date: 2009
Charles R. Beitz, a noted philosopher, examines the history and political practice of human rights for guidance in understanding the central idea. The author presents a schema for justifying human rights and applies it to several controversial cases-rights against poverty, rights to democracy, and the human rights of women.
Basic Documents on Human Rights by Ian Brownlie
Call Number: K3238 .A1 B76 1992 SHELVES
Documents include United Nations declarations and conventions, European Institutions and conventions, the contribution of the International Labor Organization, and developments in Latin America, Africa, and Asia in human rights
The Practical Guide to Humanitarian Law by Françoise Bouchet-Saulnier; Laura Brav (Translator); Camille Michel (Translator)
Call Number: KZ6471 .B6813 2014 EBOOK
Publication Date: 2013
This handbook on humanitarian law provides an up-to-date list of the status of ratification of more than thirty international conventions and treaties concerning humanitarian law, human rights, refugee law, and international criminal law.
The Rights of Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals, and Transgender People by Nan D. Hunter; Courtney G. Joslin; Sharon M. McGowan
Call Number: KF4754.5 .Z9 H86 2004 SHELVES
Publication Date: 2004
Examines the rights of homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgender people under U.S. law, covering free speech employment, housing, the military, parenting, and HIV.
Women's Human Rights by Susan Deller Ross
Call Number: K3243 .R67 2008 EBOOK
Publication Date: 2009
Women's Human Rights is a human rights casebook focused specifically on women's human rights. Rich with interdisciplinary material, the book advances the study of the deprivation and violence women suffer due to discriminatory laws, religions, and customs that deny them their most fundamental freedoms.
Immigration and Asylum by Matthew J. Gibney (Editor); Randall Hansen (Editor)
Call Number: EBOOK
Publication Date: 2005
Across a 20th century marked by world wars, regional conflicts, rising and collapsing empires, and the dawn of globalization, the flow of immigrants and asylum seekers reached unprecedented levels. And though America was by far the most popular destination, immigration (voluntary and otherwise) affected virtually every corner of the globe and continues in record numbers today.