Anne F. Bayefsky, ed., The UN Human Rights [Treaty] System in the 21st Century. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2000. Pp. xx, 1116. This very large volume is the latest in a series of books that have attempted to take stock of the massive growth of the United Nations human rights system in the last twenty-five years. It is the product of a conference held at York University in 1997, which brought together a diverse group of individuals active in one way or another in the UN human rights system. Contributors to the volume include members of the six UN human rights treaty bodies, in addition to NGO representatives, participants in the regional human rights systems, and members of the academy. Most papers present a hands-on perspective on the topic, with a wealth of insider information that often does not get much attention in the more academic writings.
