The Advent of Universal Protection of Human Rights Theo van Boven and the Transformation of the UN Role /

• Main Author: Ramcharan, Bertrand (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Biographies,
• Subjects: Human rights.; Social justice.; International organization.; Human Rights.; Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.; International Organization.

This biography tells the story of Theo van Boven's dynamic and courageous leadership to develop UN protection. Van Boven has been a life-long scholar and practitioner of human rights. He served in the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represented The Netherlands in the UN Commission on Human R...