The U.N. Convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination
Subtitle: reprint revised by Natan Lerner
By: by Natan Lerner
Series: Nijhoff classics in international law -- volume 3
Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9789004279919; 9789004279926
Subjects: Race discrimination; Law and legislation; International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Description: "The universal feeling that discrimination and intolerance based on race, religion or beliefs have to be confronted by the international community led to the adoption, half a century ago, of the international convention to which this book is devoted, one of the most ratified treaties. The book comments on the contents of the Convention and its impact on anti-racist and anti-bias legislation and jurisprudence, as well as its influence on, and applicability to other international texts. In an Introduction to this reprint, the author updates the status of the Convention, summarizes the work of CERD, the implementation body of the Convention, and discusses its relevance to general human rights, particularly the area of religious intolerance, and some difficult issues such as the possible clash with other fundamental freedoms"--Unedited summary from book cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-247) and index.