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The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination : a commentary / Patrick Thornberry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thornberry, Patrick, author.
- Series:
- Oxford commentaries on international law
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Race discrimination--Law and legislation.
- Race discrimination.
- International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1965 December 21).
- International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- [Oxford] : Oxford University Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- This Oxford commentary is a comprehensive article-by-article analysis of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. It discusses the conceptual and instrumental framework of the Convention and the CERD Committee, and addresses some of the critical challenges confronting the convention.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The convention : genesis and background
- Towards the convention
- The convention and the committee
- Title and preamble
- Article 1: definition of racial discrimination
- Article 1, paragraphs 2 and 3: discrimination and non-citizens
- Article 2: obligations to eliminate racial discrimination
- Special measures under convention: definitions and obligations
- Article 3: Segregation and apartheid
- Article 4: racist hate speech
- Article 5: introduction and drafting
- Article 5: civil and political rights
- Article 5: economic, social, and cultural rights
- Article 5: comment and conclusions
- Article 6: remedies for racial discrimination
- Article 7: the role of education in combating racial discrimination
- Article 20: reservations
- Article 22: role of international court of justice
- The convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination: a summary reflection.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2016.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 21, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 9780191669675
- 0191669679
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