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At the markup session May 2, 1978, the subcommittees accepted a draft substitute in which the name of the institute was changed to Institute for International Human Rights; this substitute was later incorporated as Title 7 of H.R. 12598, the fiscal 1979 Foreign relations authorization act. ; Mode of access: Internet.

The Subcommittee on Human Rights Education of the American Bar Assoc's Section on International Law, in conjunction with two U-level human rights centers, convened the first Human Rights Teaching Instit at Columbia U from 28 July to 1 Aug 1980. Teaching notes from this institute show that five specific areas of concern were stressed: economic & social rights & development issues; abuses of law enforcement & court procedure; racial & sexual discrimination; aliens & refugees; & freedom of expression. Conclusions of seven panels & resulting teaching suggestions for courses dealing with human rights are presented. W. H. Stoddard.

This article provides a roadmap for understanding the points of agreement and contention that characterize contemporary empirical scholarship on international human rights legal regimes. It explores what the statistical research teaches us about why states participate in these regimes; knowledge of how these regimes operate; and their relationship to actual human rights behavior. It also describes the central shortcomings of this research tradition and suggests a few areas especially promising for future research. Adapted from the source document.

1968 has been chosen International Year for Human Rights and the UN General Assembly has invited states and institutions to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Red Cross too is associated in this commemoration by publishing in the International Review the following article on Red Cross and Human Rights; this will be followed in other issues with contributions on the same theme.