title: Exploring Mechanisms for Enforcing Human Rights within the Context of International Law: Issues and Challenges
abstract: There is no doubt that the World Wars I &amp; II fought between 1914 to 1918 and 1939 to 1945 prompted the establishment of international institutions such as the League of Nations created after World War I and the subsequent United Nations formed in 1945 which laid the groundwork for global cooperation to address violations of human rights. Despite the efforts made to maintain global peace over the past years, there have been gross violations of human rights as the world continues to witness a 
journal: NIU journal of legal studies.