Source book on human rights. (2006). Quezon City, Philippines: National College of Public Administration and Governance, University of the Philippines.

Chapter 1: Principles and concepts -- Human rights makes man human -- Principles, concepts and practice of human rights -- What are human rights? -- Human rights - international and domestic standards -- State obligations on human rights -- Chapter 2: Historical and philosophical foundation -- The rights of human History, theories of sources and development of human rights -- Chapter 3: Selected issues and debates on human rights -- Asian perspective on human rights: perceptions, programmes and practices -- Human rights in Islam -- Philosophy of human rights and emerging perspectives -- Human security: a human rights approach to national security -- Chapter 4: International and national institutions on human rights -- UN human rights system -- Introduction on international human rights instruments -- National human rights institutions -- Human rights institutions in the Asia-Pacific region -- Right to development framework: mainstreaming human rights, gender and right to information in public governance and civil society -- Applying human rights to development: Commission on Human Rights' action framework on the rights-based approach to development and applications in the commission's operations and across institutions

"The source book on human rights is a collection of articles, conference and workshop papers, and book chapters, as well as documents and covenants which spell out human rights concepts and principles and try to translate these into practical reality. It is an initial attempt to put together a body of knowledge which can serve as a basic reference material for students, academics, national and local government officials, civil society organizations and other stakeholders and interested parties. This effort is intended to make a modest contribution to the ongoing discussions on people-centered development, in which human rights are an important if not indispensable component." - From the Book