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social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global justice and legal issues > international human rights
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > law and political science > international human rights
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > law and political science > international human rights

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international human rights  

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  • With the founding of the United Nations, the incorporation of human rights into international law received a crucial impetus. After a frightful period in which an ideology of dehumanization of whole peoples led to a world war with subsequent mass destruction and genocide, a general feeling of “never again” had emerged. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Studies; Human Rights, International]

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