Mertus, Julie, 1963-

Human rights matters : local politics and national human rights institutions / Julie A. Mertus. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2009. - xi, 223 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Stanford studies in human rights . - 323.094 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Operationalizing human rights at the local level -- "Opinion doctors" and "can openers" : Denmark -- "The toughest job I ever had" : Northern Ireland -- Counting in threes : Bosnia-Herzegovina -- When less is more : the Czech Republic -- Straddling Checkpoint Charlie : Germany.

9780804760935 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780804760942 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Human rights advocacy--Europe--Case studies.
National human rights institutions--Europe--Case studies.


Europe--Politics and government--1989-

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