International human rights law / Douglas Lee Donoho, Professor of Law, Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law ; with contributions by James Wilets, Professor, Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law, Chair, Inter-American Center for Human Rights.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What are international human rights? -- Basic principles of international law relevant to human rights -- What rights are humans entitled to under international law? -- International rights as domestic obligations -- Civil liability as a method of domestic enforcement of international human rights -- Using domestic criminal prosecutions to enforce international human rights -- International promotion and enforcement under the United Nations charter based system -- International promotion and enforcement of rights through the U.N. treaty based system -- Regional systems for the protection of human rights : introduction and examination of the European system -- Regional human rights systems : the Inter-American and African systems -- International criminal law, humanitarian law & human rights -- Universal human rights, relativism & the challenge of diversity -- Gender rights as human rights -- Gender identity and sexual orientation as subsets of gender rights.