The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination : a commentary /

The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is the centrepiece of international efforts to address racial discrimination, defined in broad terms to include discrimination based on skin colour, descent, ethnic, and national origin. Victims of discrimination w...

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Main Author: Thornberry, Patrick
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016
Edition:First edition
Series:Oxford commentaries on international law
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Table of 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