The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Cases, Materials, and Commentary

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OUP Oxford, 25.07.2013 - 989 Seiten
Now in its third edition, this book is the authoritative text on one of the world's most important human rights treaties, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Covenant is of universal relevance. Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1966 and in force from 1976, it commits the signatories and parties to respect the civil and political freedoms and rights of individuals. Monitored by the UN Human Rights Committee, the Covenant ratified by the majority of UN member states. The book meticulously extracts and analyzes the jurisprudence over nearly forty years of the UN Human Rights Committee, on each of the various ICCPR rights, including the right to life, the right to freedom from torture, the right of freedom of religion, the right of freedom of expression, and the right to privacy, as well as admissibility criteria under the First Optional Protocol. Key miscellaneous issues, such as reservations, derogations, and denunciations, are also thoroughly assessed. Comprehensively indexed and cross-referenced, this book offers elegant and straight-forward access to the jurisprudence of the Human Rights Committee and other UN human rights treaty bodies. Presented in a clear and illuminating manner, it will be of use to the judiciary, human rights practitioners, human rights activists, government institutions, academics, and students alike.
 

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Tables of Cases
xiii
Table of Conventions Treaties and International Instruments
xli
Table of Comments Recommendations etc of the Various International Committees which Deal with Human Rights
xlvii
Table of Abbreviations
xlix
A Note on Style and Citation
li
Introduction
1
Admissibility Under the ICCPR
55
Civil and Political Rights
151
Alteration of ICCPR Duties
883
Index
925
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