The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - Couverture rigide

Joseph, Sarah

 
9780198267744: The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Synopsis

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is the most important human rights treaty in the world. It is open for ratification to all states so it has universal relevance. This book presents a comprehensive collation and analysis of the jurisprudence of the Human Rights Committee, the monitoring body established under the ICCPR. The substantive articles of the ICCPR are analyzed in separate chapters, incorporating excerpts from decisions under the First Optional Protocol, as well as relevant general comments and concluding comments on states' parties. Decisions under other United Nations treaties, such as the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, are also excerpted to highlight complementary UN human rights jurisprudence. Up-to-date material on questions of admissibility under the First Optional Protocol are also included. Comprehensively indexed and cross-referenced, this book offers ready access to the complex jurisprudence of the Human Rights Committee and other UN human rights treaty bodies. It is presented in a clear and illuminating manner to facilitate its use by the judiciary, human rights practitioners, human rights activists, government institutions, libraries, academics, and students alike.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights [ICCPR] is the most important human rights treaty in the world: it is of universal relevance, being open for ratification to all States. Now fully updated and in its second edition, this book provides a comprehensive collation and analysis of the jurisprudence of the Human Rights Committee, the monitoring body established under the ICCPR. The substantive articles of the ICCPR, as well as the admissibility provisions of the First Optional Protocol, are analysed, incorporating excerpts from decisions arising from individual communications under the First Optional Protocol, as well as relevant General Comments and Concluding Observations on States parties. Decisions under other United Nations treaties, such as the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, are also extracted to highlight complementary UN human rights jurisprudence. Comprehensively indexed and cross-referenced, this book offers ready 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.

Revue de presse

The authors are to be congratulated for their thoughtful and insightful analysis, and for their meticulous work in continuing to render the work of the Human Rights Committee accessible to a wide audience of civil servants, scholars, practitioners, and activists. (Australian Year Book of International Law)

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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0198733747 ISBN 13 :  9780198733744
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2014
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