Human rights in international law : basic texts.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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| Imprint: | Strasbourg : Council of Europe Pub. ; [Croton-on-Hudson, NY : Manhattan Pub. Co. [distributor]], c2007. |
| Description: | 707 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6653589 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- A. Universal protection of human rights
- I. Texts prepared within the United Nations
- 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- 1952 Convention on the Political Rights of Women
- 1965 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
- 1966 International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights
- 1966 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- 1989 Second Optional Protocol to the International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
- 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- 1999 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- 1984 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- 2002 Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child
- 2000 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
- 1992 Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious or Linguistic Minorities
- 1998 Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (Declaration on Human Rights Defenders)
- 2000 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
- 2006 International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
- 2007 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- 2007 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- II. Texts prepared within the International Labour Organization (ILO)
- 1948 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention (No. 87)
- 1949 Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Convention (No. 98)
- 1951 Equal Remuneration Convention (No. 100)
- 1957 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (No. 105)
- 1958 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (No. 111)
- 1973 Minimum Age Convention (No. 138)
- 1989 Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (No. 169)
- 1998 Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
- 1999 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (No. 182)
- 2000 Maternity Protection Convention (No. 183)
- III. Text prepared at the World Conference on Human Rights
- 1993 Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action on Human Rights
- B. Regional protection of human rights
- I. Texts prepared within the Council of Europe
- 1950 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ETS No. 5) (European Convention on Human Rights, as amended by Protocol No. 11, with Protocols Nos. 1, 4, 6, 7 and 12)
- 1961 European Social Charter (ETS No. 35)
- 1988 Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter (ETS No. 128)
- 1991 Protocol amending the European Social Charter (ETS No. 142)
- 1995 Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter Providing for a System of Collective Complaints (ETS No. 158)
- 1996 Revised European Social Charter (ETS No. 163)
- 1981 Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (ETS No. 108)
- 1987 European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (ETS No. 126)
- 1993 Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (ETS No. 151)
- 1993 Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (ETS No. 152)
- 1992 European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ETS No. 148)
- 1995 Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (ETS No. 157)
- 1996 European Convention on the Exercise of Children's Rights (ETS No. 160)
- 1997 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (ETS No. 164)
- 1998 Additional Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine, on the Prohibition of Cloning Human Beings (ETS No. 168)
- 2002 Additional Protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedecine, on Transplantation of Organs and Tissues of Human Origin (ETS No. 186)
- 2005 Additional Protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedecine, concerning Biomedical Research (ETS No. 195)
- 2005 Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (ETS No. 197)
- II. Text prepared within the European Union
- 2000 Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
- III. Texts prepared within the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) (formerly CSCE)
- 1975 Final Act of the Helsinki Summit of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (extracts)
- 1990 Document of the Copenhagen Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension of the CSCE (extracts)
- IV. Texts prepared within the Organization of African Unity
- 1981 African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
- 1998 Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the establishment of an African Court on Human and People's Rights
- 2003 Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
- 1990 African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
- V. Texts prepared within the Organization of American States
- 1948 American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
- 1998 Resolution on the 1948 American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
- 1969 American Convention on Human Rights
- 1988 Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- 1990 Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty
- 1985 Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture
- 1994 Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons
- 1999 Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities
- VI. Text prepared within the League of Arab States
- 1994 Arab Charter on Human Rights
- Appendix I. Web Sites
- Appendix II. Sources