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The United Nations Human Rights Council and the Right to Peace
The United Nations Human Rights Council and the Right to Peace

Author(s): Augusto Sinagra
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Editura “Tritonic Books” Bucuresti
Keywords: United Nations Human Rights Council; Right to Peace; soft law; peace education, fundamental rights; actionability; individual;

Summary/Abstract: The present article studies and criticizes the "right to peace" as an individual`s fundamental right, as claimed by the resolution of 24 June 2016 of the UN Human Rights Council. The criticism concerns problems of content and method of the aforesaid Resolution (to be approved or not by the UN General Assembly), and this also with regard to the so-called "soft law".

  • Issue Year: 1/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 93-101
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English