Includes bibliographical references and index.

History / Ed Bates -- Justifications / Samantha Besson -- Critiques / Marie-Bénédicte Dembour -- Sources / Christine Chinkin -- Nature of obligations / Frédéric Mégret -- Scope of application / Sarah Joseph and Adam Fletcher -- Categories of rights / Theo van Boven -- Equality and non-discrimination / Daniel Moeckli -- Integrity of the person / Nigel S Rodley -- Adequate standard of living / Asbjorn Eide -- Thought, expression, association, and assembly / Kevin Boyle and Sangeeta Shah -- Education and work / Fons Coomans -- Detention and Trial / Sangeeta Shah -- Sexual orientation and gender identity / Michael O'Flaherty -- Women's rights / Dianne Otto -- Group rights / Robert McCorquodale -- United Nations / Jane Connors and Markus Schmidt -- The Americas /Jo Pasqualucci -- Europe / Steven Greer -- Africa / Christof Heyns and Magnus Killander -- Within the state / Andrew Byrnes and Catherine Renshaw -- International humanitarian law / Sandesh Sivakumaran -- International criminal law / Robert Cryer -- International refugee law / Alice Edwards -- Non-state actors / Andrew Clapham -- Terrorism / Martin Scheinin -- Poverty / Stephen P Marks -- Environmental degradation / Malgosia Fitzmaurice.