Defining civil and political rights the jurisprudence of the United Nations Human Rights Committee /

• Main Author: Conte, Alex, 1971-
• Other Authors: Burchill, Richard.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Farnham, Surrey, UK : Ashgate, ©2009.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Subjects: United Nations. > Human Rights Committee.; Human rights > Cases.; POLITICAL SCIENCE > Human Rights. > Political Freedom & Security; Human rights.; Comité voor de rechten van de mens.; Internationaal verdrag inzake burgerrechten en politieke rechten.; Mensenrechten.; Electronic books.; Trials, litigation, etc.; Electronic books > Trials, litigation, etc.
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This book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive analysis and commentary on the decisions - technically known as views - of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, for use by human rights lawyers throughout the world.

Table of Contents:

• Cover; Contents; Table of Cases; About the Authors; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Procedure Under the Optional Protocol; 3 Limitations to and Derogations from Covenant Rights; 4 Democratic and Civil Rights; 5 Security of the Person; 6 The Judicial Process; 7 Privacy, Honour and Reputation; 8 Rights of the Family and Children; 9 Self-Determination; 10 Minority Rights; 11 Equality and Non-Discrimination; Appendix 1 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; Appendix 2 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.