The international legal order's colour line : racism, racial discrimination, and the making of international law / William A. Schabas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schabas, William, 1950- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Race discrimination--Law and legislation.

Race discrimination.

Racism--History.

Racism.

Race discrimination--Law and legislation--History.

League of Nations--History.

League of Nations.

United Nations--History.

United Nations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (497 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

The International Legal Order's Colour Line charts the development of regulation on racism and racial discrimination in international law. Outlining landmark resolutions and their development, the book challenges the narrative that human rights are a creation of the Global North while demonstrating the decisive contribution of the Global South.

Contents:

Cover

The International Legal Order's Colour Line

Copyright

Contents

List of Abbreviations

1. 'Civilized Nations' and the Colour Line

2. The Great War and the Fragile Peace

3. Mandates, Minorities, and the League of Nations

4. The United Nations Charter

5. Early Years of the United Nations

6. The International Bill of Rights

7. UNESCO: Fighting the Doctrine of Racial Inequality

8. Colonialism and Neo-​colonialism at the United Nations

9. The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

10. Apartheid

11. Racial Discrimination as a Crime against Humanity

12. Days, Years, Decades, and Conferences on Racial Discrimination

13. The Colour Line's Long Twentieth Century

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 24, 2023).

ISBN:

0-19-774450-8

0-19-774448-6