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Textbook On International Human Rights

by: Smith, Rhona K. M.

Textbook On International Human Rights

by: Smith, Rhona K. M.

ISBN 13:
9780199274161
ISBN 10:
0199274169
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 04/28/2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

Truly global in both approach and coverage, this second edition of Textbook on International Human Rights provides an ideal introduction to a complex subject. The text is accessible for newcomers, beginning with a brief analysis of the development of international human rights and the history of the subject and a discussion of the role of the United Nations in this area. Examples are drawn from international and regional law to illustrate vital contemporary issues such as freedom of expression, the right to education, and minority rights. The second edition has been fully revised and updated, including new developments relating to the International Criminal Court, the African Union and the Organization of American states, and a new chapter on group rights.

Preface

Table of Cases

xvii

Table of International Instruments

xxiii

1 Introduction

(4)

2 Historical background

(21)

2.1 Origins of international human rights

(1)

2.2 The eigtheenth century: revolutions and rights

(1)

2.3 The role of international law

(1)

2.4 The law of aliens

(3)

2.4.1 Reparations and reprisals

(1)

2.4.2 The two schools of thought

(1)

2.4.3 Contemporary law on aliens

(1)

2.5 Diplomatic laws

(1)

2.5.1 The development of diplomatic law

(1)

2.5.2 Modern diplomatic law

(1)

2.6 The laws of war-international humanitarian law

(3)

2.6.1 The laws of war

(1)

2.6.2 Humanitarian law

(1)

2.6.3 Modern humanitarian law and laws of war

(1)

2.7 Slavery

(1)

2.7.1 The development of the law

(1)

2.7.2 The modern law of slavery

(1)

2.8 Minority rights

(6)

2.8.1 The treaty approach to minorities

(1)

2.8.2 The link to nationalism

(1)

2.8.3 After the First World War

(1)

2.8.4 The Peace Conference

(1)

2.8.5 The League of Nations and minorities

(2)

2.8.6 The modern law on minorities

(1)

2.9 The International Labour Organization

(1)

2.10 After the Second World War

(1)

2.10.1 The Potsdam Conference

(1)

2.10.2 Towards international protection of human rights

(1)

2.10.3 On the brink of the United Nations

(1)

Cases

(1)

Reading

(1)

Websites

(1)

3 The United Nations

(12)

3.1 The United Nations Charter

(4)

3.1.1 The influence of the Nuremberg Criminal Tribunal

(1)

3.1.2 Developing international human right! law

(2)

3.2 Building international human rights law

(5)

3.2.1 War crimes and crimes against humanity

(1)

3.2.2 Protection of vulnerable groups

(3)

3.2.3 Slavery, torture, forced labour, and trafficking

(1)

3.2.4 Other human rights instruments

(1)

3.3 The impact of the United Nations on international human rights

(1)

Reading

(1)

Websites

(2)

4 The International Bill of Human Rights

(15)

4.1 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

(6)

4.1.1 Is the Declaration binding?

(1)

4.1.2 The importance of the Declaration

(1)

4.1.3 The content of the Declaration

(2)

4.1.4 Minority protection and the Universal Declaration

(1)

4.1.5 The importance of the Universal Declaration

(2)

4.2 The United Nations International Covenants of 1966

(5)

4.2.1 A family of universal rights?

(1)

4.2.2 The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

(2)

4.2.3 The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

(1)

4.3 Conclusions on the Bill of Human Rights

(2)

Cases

(1)

Reading

(1)

Websites

(1)

5 The United Nations organizational structure

(30)

5.1 An overview of the United Nations organizational structure

(1)

5.2 The Security Council

(3)

5.2.1 Self-determination

(1)

5.2.2 United Nations interventions

(1)

5.2.3 Other situations

(1)

5.2.4 Sanctions

(1)

5.2.5 Conclusions

(1)

5.3 The General Assembly

(2)

5.3.1 Declarations on human rights issues

(1)

5.3.2 Logistical support

(1)

5.3.3 Receiving reports

(1)

5.3.4 General debates

(1)

5.3.5 Conclusions

(1)

5.4 The International Courts

(1)

5.4.1 The International Court of Justice

(1)

5.4.2 The International Criminal Court

(1)

5.5 The Economic and Social Council

(4)

5.5.1 The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

(1)

5.5.2 The Commission on Human Rights

(1)

5.5.3 The Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights

(1)

5.6 The High Commissioner for Human Rights

(1)

5.6.1 Others

(1)

5.7 Treaty-monitoring bodies

(14)

5.7.1 Introduction

(1)

5.7.2 Human Rights Committee

(3)

5.7.3 Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

(2)

5.7.4 Committee against Torture

(2)

5.7.5 Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

(2)

5.7.6 Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

(3)

5.7.7 Committee on the Rights of the Child

(1)

5.7.8 Migrant Workers Committee

(1)

5.8 Others

(1)

5.8.1 Truth Commissions

(1)

5.9 Conclusions

(1)

Cases

(1)

Reading

(1)

Websites

(1)

6 Regional protection of human rights

(9)

6.1 The advantages of regional systems

(2)

6.1.1 Drafting and adopting texts

(1)

6.1.2 Accessibility

(1)

6.1.3 Enforceability

(1)

6.2 The principal regional systems

(1)

6.3 Other regional initiatives

(3)

6.3.1 The Arab League

(1)

6.3.2 The Commonwealth of Independent States

(1)

6.3.3 Asia and the Pacific

(1)

6.4 Conclusions on regional systems

(1)

Cases

(1)

Reading

(1)

Websites

(1)

7 Europe

(23)

7.1 Council of Europe

(1)

7.2 The development of European human rights protection

(1)

7.3 The Convention and associated instruments

(3)

7.3.1 The European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (the European Convention)

(1)

7.3.2 The Protocols

(1)

7.3.3 Other conventions

(2)

7.4 The institutional framework

(4)

7.4.1 The Secretary-General

(1)

7.4.2 The Committee of Ministers

(1)

7.4.3 The Parliamentary Assembly

(1)

7.4.4 The European Court of Human Rights

(1)

7.4.5 The European Commissioner on Human Rights

100

(1)

7.4.6 The European Commission on Human Rights

100

(1)

7.5 Implementing human rights

101

(4)

7.5.1 The Strasbourg machinery (original and now)

101

(1)

7.5.2 Inter-State complaints

101

(1)

7.5.3 Individual complaints

101

(4)

7.6 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

105

(3)

7.6.1 The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

106

(1)

7.6.2 The High Commissioner on National Minorities

107

(1)

7.6.3 The Representative on Freedom of the Media

107

(1)

7.7 European Union

108

(3)

7.7.1 The European Court of Justice and human rights

108

(2)

7.7.2 Constitutional recognition of human rights in the European Union

110

(1)

7.7.3 The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

110

(1)

7.7.4 Social policy

111

(1)

7.8 Conclusions

111

(1)

Cases

112

(1)

Reading

113

(1)

Websites

114

(1)

8 The Organization of American States

115

(17)

8.1 The development of American human rights

115

(1)

8.2 The Declaration and the Conventions

116

(4)

8.2.1 The American Declaration

116

(1)

8.2.2 The American Convention

117

(1)

8.2.3 Additional Protocols

117

(1)

8.2.4 Other conventions and instruments

118

(2)

8.3 The institutional framework

120

(4)

8.3.1 The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

120

(2)

8.3.2 The Inter-American Court of Human Rights

122

(1)

8.3.3 The Inter-American Council for Integral Development

123

(1)

8.3.4 The General Assembly

124

(1)

8.3.5 The Inter-American Commission of Women

124

(1)

8.4 Implementing human rights

124

(4)

8.4.1 Monitoring human rights outwith the Convention

125

(1)

8.4.2 Convention-reports

126

(1)

8.4.3 Convention-inter-State complaints

126

(1)

8.4.4 Convention-individual complaints

127

(1)

8.5 Conclusions

128

(2)

Cases

130

(1)

Reading

130

(1)

Websites

131

(1)

9 The African Union

132

(13)

9.1 Development of human rights protection

133

(1)

9.2 The African Charter and other instruments

133

(3)

9.2.1 The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

133

(2)

9.2.2 The OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa 1969

135

(1)

9.2.3 The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990

135

(1)

9.2.4 Protocol on Women's Rights

136

(1)

9.3 Institutional framework

136

(4)

9.3.1 The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

136

(1)

9.3.2 The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights

137

(2)

9.3.3 The Assembly of Heads of State and Government

139

(1)

9.3.4 The role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

139

(1)

9.4 Enforcing human rights

140

(2)

9.4.1 Reports

140

(1)

9.4.2 Inter-State complaints

140

(1)

9.4.3 Individual complaints

141

(1)

9.5 Conclusions

142

(1)

Cases

143

(1)

Reading

143

(1)

Websites

144

(1)

10 Monitoring, implementing, and enforcing human rights

145

(26)

10.1 The reports system

146

(1)

10.2 Inter-State complaints

147

(1)

10.3 Individual complaints

148

(1)

10.4 Rapporteurs and special investigators

149

(1)

10.5 Ancillary bodies

150

(3)

10.5.1 United Nations bodies

150

(1)

10.5.2 International Committee of the Red Cross

151

(1)

10.5.3 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

152

(1)

10.5.4 Individuals

153

(1)

10.6 Overview of problems with the system

153

(13)

10.6.1 Ratifications, declarations, and reservations

154

(2)

10.6.2 State reports-quantity and quality

156

(3)

10.6.3 The committees-composition, role, and functions

159

(1)

10.6.4 Resources

160

(3)

10.6.5 Implementation and sanctions

163

(2)

10.6.6 Individual petition

165

(1)

10.7 Pluralism and homogeneity

166

(1)

10.8 Reform? Some observations

167

(1)

Cases

168

(1)

Reading

169

(1)

Websites

170

(1)

11 Substantive rights-general comments

171

(13)

11.1 Content of rights

171

(1)

11.2 State discretion and other limitations

172

(8)

11.2.1 State discretion

172

(1)

11.2.2 Clash of rights

173

(1)

11.2.3 Derogations

174

(2)

11.2.4 Reservations

176

(2)

11.2.5 Declarations

178

(1)

11.2.6 Denunciations

179

(1)

11.3 Interpretation and application

180

(1)

11.4 Examining human rights

180

(2)

Cases

182

(1)

Reading

182

(1)

Websites

183

(1)

12 Equality and non-discrimination

184

(21)

12.1 The concept of equality

184

(1)

12.2 The prohibition on discrimination

185

(1)

12.3 Sex discrimination

186

(5)

12.3.1 The Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

187

(1)

12.3.2 Developing the law

188

(1)

12.3.3 The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women

189

(1)

12.3.4 Strengthening women's rights

190

(1)

12.4 Race discrimination

191

(4)

12.4.1 Development of international law

192

(1)

12.4.2 The Declaration and the Convention

192

(1)

12.4.3 Definition of 'racial discrimination'

193

(1)

12.4.4 Conclusions

194

(1)

12.5 Religious discrimination

195

(5)

12.5.1 Developing the international prohibition

195

(2)

12.5.2 Developing the Declaration

197

(1)

12.5.3 Content of the Declaration

197

(2)

12.5.4 Developing the concept

199

(1)

12.5.5 Special thematic Rapporteurs on religious intolerance and discrimination

199

(1)

12.5.6 Conclusions

200

(1)

12.6 Other grounds of discrimination

200

(2)

12.6.1 Language

200

(2)

12.6.2 Others

202

(1)

12.7 Conclusions

202

(1)

Cases

203

(1)

Reading

203

(1)

Websites

204

(1)

13 The right to life

205

(15)

13.1 Right to life

205

(3)

13.1.1 A positive obligation to protect life

206

(1)

13.1.2 Parameters of life

207

(1)

13.2 Permissible deprivation of life

208

(5)

13.2.1 Death penalty

208

(2)

13.2.2 Death by actions of State security forces

210

(2)

13.2.3 Death during armed conflict

212

(1)

13.3 Genocide

213

(5)

13.3.1 Definition of genocide

213

(1)

13.3.2 The Genocide Convention

214

(1)

13.3.3 Genocide as an international crime

215

(1)

13.3.4 The work of the International Criminal Tribunals

216

(1)

13.3.5 Conclusions on the prohibition of genocide

217

(1)

13.4 Conclusions

218

(1)

Cases

218

(1)

Reading

219

(1)

Websites

219

(1)

14 Freedom from torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment

220

(14)

14.1 A hierarchy of rights?

220

(1)

14.1.1 The extension to mental suffering

221

(1)

14.2 Torture

221

(5)

14.2.1 The international position

222

(1)

14.2.2 The Inter-American system

223

(1)

14.2.3 The European system

223

(1)

14.2.4 Threat of torture

224

(1)

14.2.5 Scientific and medical experimentation

225

(1)

14.2.6 Compensation for victims

226

(1)

14.3 Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

226

(3)

14.3.1 Corporal punishment

226

(2)

14.3.2 Death row phenomenon

228

(1)

14.4 The treatment of detainees

229

(2)

14.4.1 The international position

229

(1)

14.4.2 The regional position

230

(1)

14.5 Emergency situations

231

(1)

14.6 Conclusions

232

(1)

Cases

232

(1)

Reading

232

(1)

Websites

233

(1)

15 The right to liberty of person

234

(15)

15.1 Slavery and servitude

234

(6)

15.1.1 Slavery

235

(1)

15.1.2 Slave trade and trafficking

236

(1)

15.1.3 Analogous practices

237

(1)

15.1.4 Forced or compulsory labour

238

(2)

15.2 Liberty and security of person

240

(6)

15.2.1 Deprivation of liberty

240

(1)

15.2.2 Grounds of detention

241

(3)

15.2.3 Procedural guarantees

244

(2)

15.2.4 Derogations from the provisions

246

(1)

15.3 Conclusions

246

(1)

Cases

247

(1)

Reading

247

(1)

Websites

248

(1)

16 Equality before the law-the right to a fair trial

249

(20)

16.1 Recognition, equality, and access issues

250

(3)

16.1.1 Recognition as a person before the law

250

(1)

16.1.2 Lack of capacity to enter legal obligations

251

(1)

16.1.3 Problems with defining 'persons'

251

(1)

16.1.4 Equality of persons before the law

252

(1)

16.1.5 A right of access to a court?

252

(1)

16.2 Prohibition on retroactive penal legislation

253

(2)

16.2.1 National and international crimes

254

(1)

16.2.2 Defining crimes

254

(1)

16.2.3 Examples of violations

254

(1)

16.3 What are 'courts and tribunals'?

255

(1)

16.3.1 The treaty-monitoring bodies?

256

(1)

16.4 An independent and impartial court

256

(2)

16.4.1 Jurisprudence

256

(2)

16.5 Presumption of innocence

258

(2)

16.6 Minimum guarantees for criminal trials

260

(6)

16.6.1 The language of the trial and charges

260

(2)

16.6.2 Adequate time and facilities to prepare and conduct a defence

262

(1)

16.6.3 Trial in absentia

263

(1)

16.6.4 Legal aid

263

(1)

16.6.5 Trial within a reasonable time

264

(1)

16.6.6 Public hearing

265

(1)

16.6.7 Double jeopardy

265

(1)

16.6.8 Appeal hearing

266

(1)

16.7 Conclusions

266

(1)

Cases

267

(1)

Reading

268

(1)

Websites

268

(1)

17 The right to self-determination

269

(15)

17.1 The right to self-determination

269

(1)

17.2 The origins of the right to self-determination

270

(2)

17.2.1 After the First World War

271

(1)

17.2.2 The era of the League of Nations

271

(1)

17.3 The United Nations, decolonization, and self-determination

272

(2)

17.4 Self-determination today

274

(6)

17.4.1 Examples of non-colonial self-determination

274

(2)

17.4.2 Secession

276

(1)

17.4.3 Different covenants, different rights?

277

(1)

17.4.4 Autonomy for minority and indigenous groups

278

(1)

17.4.5 Self-determination and the African Charter

279

(1)

17.5 Claiming self-determination

280

(1)

17.6 Conclusions

281

(1)

Cases

281

(1)

Reading

282

(1)

Websites

283

(1)

18 Freedom of expression

284

(12)

18.1 Freedom of expression

285

(1)

18.2 Freedom of the press and media

286

(2)

18.2.1 State-owned media

287

(1)

18.2.2 Regional developments

287

(1)

18.2.3 Link to human rights education

287

(1)

18.3 Overlap with freedom of correspondence

288

(1)

18.4 Exceptions

288

(6)

18.4.1 Propaganda for war or national, racial, or religious hatred

289

(1)

18.4.2 War/public emergency

290

(1)

18.4.3 National security/public order

290

(2)

18.4.4 Public health and morals

292

(1)

18.4.5 The rights and reputations of others

293

(1)

18.5 Conclusions

294

(1)

Cases

294

(1)

Reading

295

(1)

Websites

295

(1)

19 The right to work

296

(14)

19.1 The right to work

296

(5)

19.1.1 An absolute right?

297

(1)

19.1.2 The duty incumbent on States

297

(1)

19.1.3 Components of the right to work

298

(1)

19.1.4 Freedom from arbitrary dismissal

299

(1)

19.1.5 Equality

300

(1)

19.2 The right to just and favourable conditions of work and remuneration

301

(4)

19.2.1 Conditions of work

301

(1)

19.2.2 Working time and rest periods

302

(1)

19.2.3 Holidays

303

(1)

19.2.4 Remuneration

304

(1)

19.2.5 Link to adequate standard of living

305

(1)

19.3 The right to equal pay for equal work

305

(3)

19.4 Conclusions

308

(1)

Cases

308

(1)

Reading

308

(1)

Websites

309

(1)

20 The right to education and human rights education

310

(14)

20.1 The right to education

311

(6)

20.1.1 Access to education

311

(3)

20.1.2 Nature of education

314

(2)

20.1.3 Academic freedom

316

(1)

20.1.4 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education

317

(1)

20.2 The right to human rights education

317

(4)

20.2.1 Links to other human rights

318

(1)

20.2.2 Achieving universal education on human rights

318

(1)

20.2.3 Teaching non-discrimination

319

(1)

20.2.4 The United Nations Decade of Human Rights Education

320

(1)

20.3 Conclusions

321

(1)

Cases

322

(1)

Reading

322

(1)

Websites

323

(1)

21 Minority rights

324

(15)

21.1 Background

324

(1)

21.2 The need for minority protection

325

(2)

21.2.1 Rationalizing minority protection

326

(1)

21.2.2 The Universal Declaration and minority rights

326

(1)

21.3 Defining 'minorities'

327

(2)

21.3.1 Article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

327

(1)

21.3.2 Tests employed to determine minority status

328

(1)

21.4 The scope of the international provisions

329

(6)

21.4.1 The right to enjoy one's culture

330

(2)

21.4.2 The right to profess and practise religion

332

(1)

21.4.3 The right to use one's own language

333

(1)

21.4.4 Using the International Covenant

334

(1)

21.4.5 The Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities 1992

334

(1)

21.5 Regional developments

335

(2)

21.5.1 European developments

335

(2)

21.6 Conclusions

337

(1)

Cases

337

(1)

Reading

337

(1)

Websites

338

(1)

22 Group rights

339

(24)

22.1 Towards group rights

340

(1)

22.2 Indigenous peoples

340

(6)

22.2.1 Historical issues

340

(1)

22.2.2 Claims of indigenous peoples

341

(2)

22.2.3 International Developments

343

(2)

22.2.4 Regional Developments

345

(1)

22.3 Women

346

(4)

22.3.1 Historical issues

346

(1)

22.3.2 Rights of Women

346

(2)

22.3.3 International developments

348

(1)

22.3.4 Regional developments

349

(1)

22.4 Children

350

(5)

22.4.1 Historical issues

350

(1)

22.4.2 Children's rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

351

(3)

22.4.3 International Developments

354

(1)

22.4.4 Regional Developments

354

(1)

22.5 Refugees

355

(5)

22.5.1 Historical issues

356

(1)

22.5.2 Refugees' rights and the 1951 Convention

356

(2)

22.5.3 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

358

(1)

22.5.4 Regional Developments

358

(2)

22.5.5 Developments

360

(1)

Cases

360

(1)

Reading

361

(1)

Websites

362

(1)

23 Looking to the future

363

(10)

23.1 Reform of the institutional procedure?

363

(1)

23.2 More effective enforcement of human rights?

364

(1)

23.2.1 Spreading responsibility

364

(1)

23.3 Greater popular awareness?

365

(1)

23.4 More rights?

366

(4)

23.4.1 The right to development

366

(2)

23.4.2 Environmental rights

368

(1)

23.4.3 Beneficiaries of rights

369

(1)

23.5 Conclusions

370

(1)

Reading

370

(1)

Websites

371

(2)

Index

373

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