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Peter Baehr, Hilde Hey, Jaqueline Smith & Theresa Swinehart (eds.), Human Rights in Developing Countries: Yearbook 1994. Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers & Nordic Human Rights Publications, Deventer / Boston / Oslo, 1994, ix + 442 pages.

Peter Baehr, Hilde Hey, Jaqueline Smith & Theresa Swinehart (eds.), Human Rights in Developing... Book Review Peter Baehr, Hilde Hey, Jaqueline Smith � Theresa Swinehart (eds.), Human Rights in Devel- oping Countries: Yearbook 1994. Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers � Nordic Human Rights Publications, Deventer / Boston / Oslo, 1994, ix + 442 pages. In the contemporary era, human rights documentation especially on developing countries has assumed increased significance. The momentousness o f human rights reporting reflects the growing vitality attached to literature that addresses the need for ameliorated conditions of human dignity the world over. The Yearbook on H u m a n Rights in Developing Countries is well established as an annual review of the state o f human rights in developing countries. It is published as a joint project among human rights institutes in Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. Like its precursors, the 1994 edition of the Yearbook presents an interdisciplinary and integrated reporting of human rights conditions in developing countries. Through careful editing and employment o f an accessible style, the editors and authors succeed in presenting and up to date, readable and comprehensive review. The Yearbook is divided into two parts. In Part One, there are four excellent backbone essays dealing with themes and new http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nordic Journal of International Law Brill

Peter Baehr, Hilde Hey, Jaqueline Smith & Theresa Swinehart (eds.), Human Rights in Developing Countries: Yearbook 1994. Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers & Nordic Human Rights Publications, Deventer / Boston / Oslo, 1994, ix + 442 pages.

Nordic Journal of International Law , Volume 65 (1): 123 – Jan 1, 1996

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Brill
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© 1996 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0902-7351
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1571-8107
DOI
10.1163/157181096X00057
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Book Review Peter Baehr, Hilde Hey, Jaqueline Smith � Theresa Swinehart (eds.), Human Rights in Devel- oping Countries: Yearbook 1994. Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers � Nordic Human Rights Publications, Deventer / Boston / Oslo, 1994, ix + 442 pages. In the contemporary era, human rights documentation especially on developing countries has assumed increased significance. The momentousness o f human rights reporting reflects the growing vitality attached to literature that addresses the need for ameliorated conditions of human dignity the world over. The Yearbook on H u m a n Rights in Developing Countries is well established as an annual review of the state o f human rights in developing countries. It is published as a joint project among human rights institutes in Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. Like its precursors, the 1994 edition of the Yearbook presents an interdisciplinary and integrated reporting of human rights conditions in developing countries. Through careful editing and employment o f an accessible style, the editors and authors succeed in presenting and up to date, readable and comprehensive review. The Yearbook is divided into two parts. In Part One, there are four excellent backbone essays dealing with themes and new

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