Normal view MARC view ISBD view

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights : cases, materials, and commentary.

By: Joseph, Sarah and Castan, Melissa.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York; Oxford University Press, 2013Edition: 3rd ed.Description: lii, 989 p. : 25 cm.ISBN: 9780199641949.Subject(s): Civil and Political RightsDDC classification: 341.481 JOS 2013 Summary: Comprehensively indexed and crossreferenced, 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 activist, government institutions, libraries, academics, and students alike. This book is an essential addition to the collection of any person or institution concerned with international human rights law." --Book Jacket
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
    average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)


Part I: Introduction. 1. Introduction. Part II: Admissibility under the ICCPR. 2. The 'ratione temporis' rule
3. The 'victim' requirement
4. Territorial and jurisdictional limits
5. Consideration under another international procedure
6. Exhaustion of domestic remedies. Part III: Civil and Political Rights. 7. Right of self-determination: Article 1
8. The right to life: Article 6
9. Freedom from torture and rights to humane treatment: Articles 7, 10
10. Miscellaneous rights: Articles 8, 11 and 16
11. Freedom from arbitrary detention: Article 9
12. Freedom of movement: Article 12
13. Procedural rights against expulsion: Article 13
14. Right to a fair trial: Article 14
15. Prohibition of retroactive criminal laws: Article 15
16. Right to privacy: Article 17
17. Freedom of thought, conscience and religion: Article 18
18. Freedom of expression: Articles 19, 20
19. Freedoms of assembly and association: Articles 21, 22
20. Protection of the family: Article 23
21. Protection of children: Article 24
22. Rights of political participation: Article 25
23. Rights of non-discrimination: Articles 2(1), 3, and 26
24. Rights of minorities: Article 27. Part IV: Alteration of ICCPR Duties. 25. Reservations, denunciations, derogations

Comprehensively indexed and crossreferenced, 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 activist, government institutions, libraries, academics, and students alike. This book is an essential addition to the collection of any person or institution concerned with international human rights law." --Book Jacket

There are no comments for this item.

Log in to your account to post a comment.

Feedback! ContactΒ Β Β System Developer
MeetΒ Β Β Our Developer


αž”αžŽαŸ’αžŽαžΆαž›αŸαž™αž“αŸƒαžŸαžΆαž€αž›αžœαž·αž‘αŸ’αž™αžΆαž—αžΌαž˜αž·αž“αŸ’αž‘αž“αžΈαžαž·αžŸαžΆαžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžš αž“αž·αž„αžœαž·αž‘αŸ’αž™αžΆαžŸαžΆαžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžŸαŸαžŠαŸ’αž‹αž€αž·αž…αŸ’αž…
All Rights Reserved 2018

Powered by Koha