INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

Abstract

International human rights law refers to the structure of international law system designed to spread and protect rights of humans at international, regional and domestic levels. These laws also consist of customary international laws and other treaties. By creation of a comprehensive body of human rights law, United Nations (UN) has showcased its great achievement. United Nations has defined a wide range of internationally followed rights which includes civil, cultural, political, social and economic rights. International human rights law is primarily made up of treaties and agreements between the sovereign states having binding legal effect on the parties. Charter of the UN’s and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, were adopted by the General Assembly in 1945 and in 1948. Ever since United Nations has worked on human rights for children, women, minorities, disabled people and other vulnerable groups. UN attempts to protect them from various types of discrimination they faced in societies for a long period of time.