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1 International Human Rights Law (2015/2016) View Online 1. Moeckli D, Shah S, Sivakumaran S. What are Human Rights For? Three Personal Reflections. In: International human rights law. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press; History. In: International human rights law. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press; The Universal Declaration of Human Rights [Internet]. Available from: 4. Tomuschat C, ebrary, Inc. Chapters 1 and 2, Human rights: between idealism and realism [Internet]. 2nd ed. Vol. The collected courses of the Academy of European Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press; Available from: 5. Ishay M. The history of human rights: from ancient times to the globalization era. [2008 ed.] with a new preface. Berkeley, Calif: University of California Press; /24

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