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Human rights matters : local politics and national human rights institutions / Julie A. Mertus.

Author/creator Mertus, Julie, 1963-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoStanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxi, 223 pages ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)
Human rights advocacy--Europe --Case studies.
Human rights--Europe --Case studies.
Europe--Politics and government --1989-
Series Stanford studies in human rights
Stanford studies in human rights. ^A796791
Contents Operationalizing human rights at the local level -- "Opinion doctors" and "can openers" : Denmark's national human rights institution -- "The hardest job I ever had" : Northern Ireland's human rights commission -- Counting in threes : the human rights ombudsmen in Bosnia-Herzegovina -- When less is more : considering the ombudsmen system in the Czech Republic -- Straddling Checkpoint Charlie : the German Human Rights Institute.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [187]-210) and index.
LCCN 2008032675
ISBN9780804760935 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0804760934 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780804760942 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0804760942 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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