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WHAT DOES THE HANDBOOK CONTAIN?
· Part I provides an overview of the general principles governing human rights law
and the obligations States have entered into under international human rights
law. It presents the international and regional legal framework in the fi eld of
human rights and explains the functioning of the diff erent international and re-
gional human rights bodies, including those that monitor the implementation of
the major international human rights treaties.
· In Part II, Chapter 11 is devoted to parliamentary action to promote and protect
human rights. It gives concrete examples of what parliaments and their mem-
bers can do in this area. "What you can do" boxes provide a checklist for such
action.
· Chapters 12 and 13 aim to describe the core content of each right guaranteed in
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and answer questions such as "What
does the right to fair trial mean?" or "What is the right to an adequate standard
of living?" Th
e chapters deal only with the fundamental rights that were fur-
ther elaborated in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and do not
include the right to property.
Summary :
It presents the international and regional legal framework in the fi eld of human rights and explains the functioning of the diff erent international and re- gional human rights bodies, including those that monitor the implementation of the major international human rights treaties.
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