The International Convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination : a commentary

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The International Convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination : a commentary

Title remainder

a commentary

Statement of responsibility

Patrick Thornberry

Creator

• Thornberry, Patrick

Author

• Thornberry, Patrick

Subject

• Race discrimination -- Law and legislation
• International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1965 December 21)
• Race discrimination -- Law and legislation
• International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, (1965 December 21)

Language

eng

Summary

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 within the scope of the Convention include minorities, indigenous peoples, non-citizens, and caste or descent groups. Virtually all national societies are diverse in terms of ethnicity or 'race' and none is free from discrimination, making it one of the great issues of our time. Against the background of international human rights standards and mechanisms to counter racial and ethnic discrimination, this book provides the first comprehensive legal analysis of the provisions of the Convention on an article-by article basis. The book addresses the place of the Convention within the broader framework of United Nation's action against discrimination. The different chapters analyse and discuss broad topics of race, ethnicity, and international law, the genesis and drafting of the Convention, the aims and objectives of the Convention in light of its preamble, and principles of non-discrimination and equality

Member of

• Oxford commentaries on international law

Cataloging source

UKMGB

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index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Oxford commentaries on international law