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The Major Universal Human Rights Instruments and the Mechanisms for their Implementation

This is a chapter from the OHCHR/IBA manual "Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: A Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers." This chapter provides an overview of the major universal human rights treaties and their modes of implementation, and highlight the contents of some other relevant instruments. It outlines how these legal resources can be used by legal practitioners, particularly at the domestic level.

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Keywords  International Norms,  International Covenants,  Status of International Law,  Rights/Protection/Freedoms,  Human Rights,  Children’s Rights,  Women’s Rights,  Civil and Political Rights,  Freedom from Discrimination/Anti-discrimination,  Socio-economic Rights,  Cultural Rights,  Freedom from Cruel Punishment,  Justice,  Limitation Clauses