Human rights and the end of empire : Britain and the genesis of the European Convention
Simpson, A. W. B. (Alfred William Brian)2004
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Drawing extensively on archive materials, this book tells the story of Britain's role in the postwar human rights movement, focusing on the creation of the European Convention on Human Rights and its history to 1966. The author explores the significance of the Convention for Britain in the declining years of empire.
Main title:
Human rights and the end of empire : Britain and the genesis of the European Convention / A.W. Brian Simpson.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Collation:
xvi, 1161 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 1103-1136) and index.
ISBN:
9780199267897 (pbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2018431
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