121. | Baxi, Upendra : Too many, or too few, human rights?, 2001 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a serial Too many, or too few, human rights? / Baxi, Upendra REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT (Periodica): Human rights law review : vol. 1; no. 1., p. 1-10. - Nottingham : University of Nottingham. Human Rights Law Centre, 2001. - ISSN 1461-7781 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): ICCPR; ICESCR; CEDAW-28; CEDAW-6; |
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122. | Hogdahl, Kristin (ed.) : Manual on human rights monitoring, 2002 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Manual on human rights monitoring : an introduction for human rights field officers / Hogdahl, Kristin (ed.) ; Kvammen Ekker, Ingrid ; Sadiwa, Lalaine. - 2. ed.., var.pag.. - Oslo : Norwegian Institute of Human Rights, 2002. ISBN 82-90851-20-0 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: Preface av Kristin Høgdahl (annen utgave) og Øyvind W. Thiis/Hege Araldsen (skrevet til første utgave i 1997). 1. The United Nations, Democracy and Human Right s av Anne Gallagher - ISBN 82-90851-21-9. 2. The International Human Rights Machinery av Øyvind W. Thiis , Marius Emberland og Gunnar M. Karlsen - ISBN 82-90851-22-7. 3. Working in The Field for the UN and Other IGOs: Human Rights Operations av Paul LaRose-Edwards - ISBN 82-90851-23-5. 4. Non-Governmental Organizations av Maja Kirilova Eriksson og Lalaine Sadiwa - ISBN 82-90851-24-3. 5. How to Recognise Human Rights Issues in Practice av Marius Emberland - ISBN 82-90851-25-1. 6. Monitoring Human Rights av Marit Mæhlum - ISBN 82-90851-27-8. 7. Monitoring the Administration of Justice av William G. O' Neill - ISBN 82-90851-28-6. 8. Trial Observation av Thor Bøhler, Trond Dolva, Donna Gomien og Marit Mæhlum - ISBN 82-90851-29-4. 9. Election Obervation av Kristin Høgdahl - ISBN 82-90851-30-8. 10. Case Preparation for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia av Morten Bergsmo og Michael J. Keegan - ISBN 82-90851-31-6. 11. Practical Issues Before and During Fieldwork av Kåre Løvstakken - ISBN 82-90851-32-4. INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): UN charter; UDHR; ICCPR; CEDAW; CERD; CRC; |
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123. | Shadow of corruption, 2002 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Shadow of corruption : annual report on the Andean Region / January 2002 : executive summary /, 81 p.. - Lima, peru : Andean Commission of Jurists, 2002. ISBN 9972-637-55-7 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Bolivia / Chile / Colombia / Ecuador / Peru / Venezuela NOTE (GENERAL): Durban declaration andprogramme of action; ICCPR; ICESCR; CRC; CAT; |
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124. | O'Flaherty, Michael : Human rights and the UN, 2002 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Human rights and the UN : practice before the treaty body / O'Flaherty, Michael ; with a foreword by Mr Justice P. N. Bhagwati. - 2. rev. ed.. - ( Nijhoff law specials ; vol. 54), xi, 226 p.. - Hague : Kluwer Law, 2002. ISBN 90-411-1788-1 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. Introduction. 1. Non-Governmental Organisations and the Reporting Procedures under the International Human Rights Instruments. 2. The Human Rights Committee. 3. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. 4. The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. 5. The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women. 6. The Committee Against Torture. 7. The Committee on the Rights of the Child. Appendix I: Sample lists of issues. Appendix II: Sample Concluding Observations. Appendix III: Model forms for individual communications. Index. INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): CRC; ICCPR; ICESCR; CERD; CAT; CEDAW; |
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125. | White, Nigel : The United Nations system, 2002 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph The United Nations system : toward international justice / White, Nigel, xi, 335 p.. - Boulder : Lynne Rienner, 2002. ISBN 1-58826-070-4 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: Contents:. PART 1 : THE LEGAL NATURE OF THE UN. 1. A UN System. 2. Evolutionary Elements of the Legal Order. 3. The UN's Values. PART 2 : THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK. 4. The Political Organs: Power and Accountability. 5. The Legal Organs: Accountability and the Rule of Law. PART 3 : IMPLEMENTATION AND PROTECTION. 6. Peace and Security. 7. Support for Democracy. 8. International Criminal Justice. 9. Human Rights. 10. The Environment. 11. Economic and Development Matters. 12. Summary and Conclusion INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): UN charter; Biological diversity convention; Agenda 21; Chicago convention; CRC; Friendly relations declaration; Geneva conventions; Genocide convention; Convention concerning the indigenous and tribal peoples in independent countries (ILO convention no. 169); Vienna convention on the law of treaties; Vienna declaration on human rights; UDHR;
URL http://www.rienner.com/viewbook.cfm?BOOKID=1271&search=united%20nations%20system |
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126. | Lerner, Natan : Religion, beliefs and international human rights, 2000 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Religion, beliefs and international human rights / Lerner, Natan, xii, 183 p.. - Atlanta, Georgia : Law and Religion Program at Emory University, 2000. ISBN 1-57075-301-6 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS: 1. Religious human rights under the United Nations. 2. Regional protection of religious human rights. 3. Protecting religious groups from persecution and incitement. 4. Proselytism and change of religion. INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): UDHR; Genocide convention; AMR; Framework convention for the protection of national minorities; ICCPR; ICESCR; CEDAW; CERD; |
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127. | Jägers, Nicola M. C. P. : Corporate human rights obligations in search of accountability, 2002 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph series Corporate human rights obligations in search of accountability / Jägers, Nicola M. C. P. - (School of human rights research series ; vol. 17), xiv, 309 p.. - Antwerpen : Intersentia, 2002. ISBN 90-5095-240-2 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): Vienna convention on the law of treaties; Vienna declaration and programme of action; AMR; ICCPR; CEDAW; CERD; Genocide convention; ICESCR; ESC; ECHR; ILO declaration on fundamental principles at work; ILO tripartite declaration of principles concerning multinational enterprises and social policy; |
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128. | Marks, Greg : Avoiding the international spotlight, 2002 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a serial Avoiding the international spotlight : Australia, indigenous rights and the United Nations treaty bodies / Marks, Greg REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT (Periodica): Human rights law review : vol. 2; no. 1., p. 19-57. - Nottingham : University of Nottingham. Human rights Law Centre. School of Law, 2002. - ISSN 1461-7781 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): CERD; ICESCR; ICCPR; CERD; CEDAW; Convention concerning the indigenous and tribal peoples in independent countries; |
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129. | Reif, Linda C. (ed.) : The international ombudsman yearbook , 2002 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph series The international ombudsman yearbook : vol. 5 / Reif, Linda C. (ed.) ; International Ombudsman Institute, 213 p.. - Hague : Kluwer Law, 2002. - ISSN 1387-1846 ISBN 90-411-1873-X LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. Papers Presented at the International Ombudsman Institute VIIth International Conference, Durban, South Africa, October 30 to November 2, 2000. Welcoming Address; T. Mbeki. Address; N. Mandela. 1. Protecting the Integrity and Independence of the Ombudsman Institution: The Global Perspective, by Marten Oosting. 2. The Ombudsman In the Achievement of Administrative Justice and Human Rights in the New Millennium, by Victor O. Ayeni. 3. The Development and Future of the Ombudsman Concept in Africa, by Emile Francis Short. 4. The Impact of Social and Political Environments and Their Influence on the Work of the Ombudsman: Hong Kong, by Alice Tai. 5. Special Features of the Role of the Ombudsman in Transition Conditions, by Ivan Bizjak. 6. The Ombudsman: "An Excellent Form of Alternative Dispute Resolution"?, by Roy Gregory. 7. Alternative Dispute Resolution: The Role of the Private Sector Ombudsman, by J.H. Steyn. 8. The Ombudsman as Mediator: Challenges, Limitations and Opportunities in Vanuatu, by Edward R. Hill. 9. A Critical Look at the Evolving Role of India's National Human Rights Commission in Promoting International Human Right Law, by Vijayashri Sripati. 10. Contributors and Titles to The Ombudsman Journal and The International Ombudsman Yearbook 1981-2001. INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: India / Namibia NOTE (GENERAL): ICCPR; ICESCR; CAT; Refugee convention; CERD; |
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130. | Alfredsson, Gudmundur (ed.) : Justice pending, 2002 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph series Justice pending : indigenous people and other good causes : essays in honour of Erica-Irene A. Daes / Alfredsson, Gudmundur (ed.) ; Stavropoulou, Maria (ed.) - (The Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library ; vol. 10), xiii, 417 p.. - Hague : Kluwer Law, 2002. ISBN 90-411-1876-4 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. 1. Words of Personal Appreciation to Erica-Irene Daes, by Rosalyn Higgins. 2. The Contours of Self-Determination and its Implementation: Implications of Developments Concerning Indigenous Peoples, by S.James Anaya. 3. Non-Governmental Organisations in Global Governance: Great Expectations, Inconclusive Results, by Russel L. Barsh and Nadia Khattak. 4. Decolonising University Research: Ethical Guidelines for Research Involving Indigenous Populations, by Marie Battiste. 5. The Role of Extinguishment in the Cosmology of Dispossession, by Robert J. Epstein. 6. Renewal of the Nation, by Ted Moses. 7. The Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Contribution by Erica Daes, by Lee Swepston and Gudmundur Alfredsson. 8. Minority Issues and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), by John Boucaouris. 9. Cultural Rights and Minorities: Essay in Honour of Erica-Irene Daes, by Asbjorn Eide. 10. The Protection of Minorities in Africa, by Bertram G. Ramcharan. 11. European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and its Personal Scope of Application, by Maria Telalian. 12. Treatment of Minority and Indigenous Issues in the European Convention of Human Rights, by Patrick Thornberry. 13. Dr. Erica-Irene Daes' Years in the Joint Inspection Unit (1991-1995), by Aandrzej Abraszewski. 14. The Good Offices of the Secretary-General in Human Rights Issues: Past Practice and Future Challenges, by Elsa Stamatopoulou. 15. The International Criminal Court: Some Basic Questions on Jurisdiction, by Phani Dascalopoulou-Livada. 16. Human Rights and Terrorism in the United Nations, by Kalliopi Koufa. 17. A UN Sub-Commission on Humanitarian Law, by Göran Melander. 18. Grave Breaches of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law: Systematic Rape of Women as a Crime against Humanity, by Vassiliki Chr. Michalopoulou. 19. Human Rights and Responsibilities of Individuals and Non-State Entities, by David Weissbrodt. 20. A Principled Response to Ethnic Self-Determination Claims, by Hurst Hannum. 21. Secession and Self-Determination - The Case of Cyprus, by Sotirios Zackheos. Annex I: Draft United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (The Daes Declaration). Annex II: Excerpts from UN Documents Prepared by Erica-Irene Daes. Annex III: Relevant Legal Standards and Materials Concerning Indigenous Lands and Resources. Annex IV: Bibliography of Erica-Irene A. Daes. List of Contributors and Editors. INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): Draft declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples; UDHR; ICCPR-27; ICESCR; UN charter; GC-23 (ICCPR-27); CERD; Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples; Declaration on non-self-governing territories; CRC; ECHR; Copenhagen document; ACHPR; Convention concerning the indigenous and tribal peoples in independent countries (ILO convention no. 169); Convention on the protection and integration of indigenous and tribal peoples (ILO convention no. 107); European charter on regional and minority languages; Framework convention on the protection of national minorities; ECHRP-12; Genocide convention; The statute of the ICC; Geneva conventions; Additional protocols to the Geneva conventions; |
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131. | Brems, Eva : Human rights universality and diversity, 2001 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph series Human rights universality and diversity / Brems, Eva - (International studeis in human rights ; vol. 66), xv, 574 p.. - Hague : Kluwer Law, 2001. ISBN 90-411-1618-4 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. PART ONE: Human Rights and the Universality Principle. I. Universality Concepts. II. Brief History of the Universality of Human Rights. PART TWO: An Analysis of Non-Western Human Rights Claims. I. Introduction. II. Asian Human Rights Claims. III. African Human Rights Views. IV. Islam and Human Rights Views. V. Some Common Conclusions. Part Three: Inclusive universality. I. Introduction. II. Upholding the Ideal of the Universality of Human Rights. III. Necessary Consequences of the Universality of Human Rights: Toward Inclusive Universality. IV. Further Marking Out Inclusive Universality. V. Summing Up. PART FOUR: Legal Techniques for the Accommodation of Diversity. I. Introduction. II. Flexibility. III. Transformation. IV. Conclusion on Legal Techniques for the Accommodation of Diversity. General Conclusion. Bibliography. Index. INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): ACHPR; African charter on the rights and welfare of the child (ACRWC); AMR; ADRD; Bangkok declaration; Beijing declaration and platform for action; Cairo declaration on human rights in Islam; Charter of economic rights and duties of states; CEDAW; CRC; Declaration on the right to development; Declaration on the rights of minorities; ECHR; ESC; Framework convention for the protection of national minorities; Geneva conventions; CERD; ICESCR; Magna Charta; Rio declaration; UDHR; Universal Islamic declaration of human rights; Tunis declaration; UN charter; Vienna convention on the law of treaties; Virginian declaration of rights; |
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132. | Klabbers, Jan : An introduction to international institutional law, 2002 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph An introduction to international institutional law / Klabbers, Jan, xxxviii, 399 p.. - Cambridge : Cambridge U. P., 2002. ISBN 0-521-52093-2 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. 1. Introduction. 2. The rise of international organizations. 3. The legal position of international organizations. 4. The foundations of powers of organizations. 5. International organizations and the law of treaties. 6. Issues of membership. 7. Financing. 8. Privileges and immunities. 9. Institutional structures. 10. Legal instruments. 11. Decision-making and judicial review. 12. Dispute settlement. 13. Treaty-making by international organizations. 14. Issues of responsibility. 15. Dissolution and succession. 16. Concluding remarks: re-appraising international organizations. INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Argentina / Austria / Belgium / Canada / Denmark / Egypt / France / Germany / Guatemala / Italy / Madagascar / Netherlands / Nigeria / Philippines / South Africa / Switzerland / United Kingdom / USA NOTE (GENERAL): UDHR; Un charter; TEU; |
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133. | Frostell, Katarina : Globalisation and the human rights of women, 2002 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: unpublished document Globalisation and the human rights of women / Frostell, Katarina, 90 p.. - Åbo/Turku : Åbo Akademi University. Institute for Human Rights, 2002. LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): ICCPR; CEDAW; CERD; ICESCR; ECHR; Vienna declaration and programme of action; Tiivistelmä suomeksi LIBRARY LOCATION: IMR/VIB SHELF CODE: rapporter |
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134. | Ruane, Rachel A. : Murder in the name of honor, 2000 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a serial Murder in the name of honor : violence against women in Jordan and Pakistan / Ruane, Rachel A. REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT (Periodica): Emory international law review : vol. 14., p. 1523-1580. - Atlanta, Georgia : Emory University School of Law, 2000. - ISSN 1052-2850 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): DEDAW; CEDAW; Refugee convention; LIBRARY LOCATION: ÅAB, HeinOline Law Journal Library |
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135. | Kent, Ann : The unpredictability of liberal states, 2002 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a serial The unpredictability of liberal states : Australia and international human rights / Kent, Ann REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT (Periodica): The international journal of human rights : vol. 6; no. 3., p. 55-84. - London : Frank Cass, 2002. - ISSN 1364-2987 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): CERD; CEDAW; |
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136. | Shany, Yuval : The competing jurisdictions of international courts and tribunals, 2003 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph series The competing jurisdictions of international courts and tribunals / Shany, Yuval, lxix, 348 p.. - Oxford : Oxford U.P., 2003. ISBN 0-19-925857-0 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. INTRODUCTION:. 1. International law at a time of tarnsformation: the proliferation of international courts and tribunals. 2. Methodology. 3. Scope of research. 4. Focal questions. PART I: OVERLAPS BETWEEN THE JURISDICTIONS OF INTERNATIONAL COURTS AND TRIBUNALS. 1. What constitutes competing proceedings? 2. Delineation of jurisdictional overlaps : theory and practice. PART II : LEGAL AND POLICY ISSUES CONCERNING THE COPMPETITION BETWEEN THE JURISDICTIONS OF INTERNATIONAL COURTS AND TRIBUNALS. 3. Jurisdictional competition in view of the systematic nature of international courts and tribunals. 4. Jurisdiction-regulating norms governing competition involving domestic courts : should they be introduced into international law? PART III: THE LAW GOVERNING COMPETITION BETWEEN THE JURISDICTIONS OF INTERNATIONAL COURTS AND TRIBUNALS:LEX LATA AND LEX FERENDA. 5. Competition-regulating norms found in instruments governing the jurisdiction of international courts and tribunals. 6. Jurisdiction-regulating norms, derived from sources other than treaties, as applied by international courts and tribunals. 7. Possibilities for future improvement INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: USA / United Kingdom / Germany / Netherlands NOTE (GENERAL): ACHPR; AMR; CAT; CEDAW; CERD; ECHR; ICCPR; Convention on the law of the sea; ESC; Framework convention on climate change; CWC; Migrant workers convention; CAT; |
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137. | Rehman, Javaid : International human rights law, 2003 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph International human rights law : a practical approach / Rehman, Javaid, xlii, 494 p.. - London : Longman, 2003. ISBN 0-582-43773-3 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW - THEORY AND PRACTICE: PART I: INTERNATIONAL LEGAL SYSTEM AND HUMAN RIGHTS: 1. International Law and Human Rights. 2. The United Nations System and the Modern Human Rights Regime (1945-). PART II: THE INTERNATIONAL BILL OF RIGHTS: 3. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 4. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 5. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. PART III: REGIONAL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS : 6. European Human Rights - I. 7. European Human Rights - II. 8. The Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights. 9. African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. PART IV: GROUP RIGHTS : 10. Equality and Non-Discrimination. 11. The Rights of Minorities. 12. The Rights of "Peoples" and "Indigenous Peoples". 13. The Rights of Women. 14. Rights of the Child. PART V: CRIMES AGAINST THE DIGNITY OF MANKIND : 15. Torture as a Crime in International Law and the Rights of Torture Victims. 16. Terrorism as a Crime in International Law. Appendix I: Sources and Further Research in Human Rights Appendix II: Status of the Ratification of the Prinicpal International Human Rights Treaties Index INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Botswana / Canada / India / Pakistan / Israel / Namibia / United Kingdom / USA / Zimbabwe NOTE (GENERAL): ICCPR; ICCPR-OP; ECHR: AMR; CAT; Covenant of League of Nations; Genocide convention; Geneva conventions; Refugee convention; CDE; ICESCR; Vienna convention on the law of treaties; Vienna convention on the succession of states in respect of treaties; CRC; Migrant workers convention; Convention on biological diversity; OAS charter; Revised ESC; The Addis protocol; OAU convention on the prevention and combating of terrorism; ToA; Declaration on the rights of the child; The Atlantic charter; UDHR; Standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners; DEDAW; Declaration on friendly relations; Rio declaration; Vienna declaration and programme of action on human rights; UN draft declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples; Beijing declaration; EU charter of fundamental rights; CERD;
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138. | Breslin, Mary Lou (ed.) : Disability rights law and policy, 2002 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Disability rights law and policy : international and national perspectives / Breslin, Mary Lou (ed.) ; Yee, Silvia, xxx, 493 p.. - Rsley, NY : Transnational publ., 2002. ISBN 1-57105-239-9 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. PART I: Disability Anti-Discrimination Law—The State of the World 1. A Survey of International, Comparative and Regional Disability Law Reform, by Theresia Degener and Gerard Quinn. PART II: Foundational Issues in the Use of Anti-Discrimination Law 1. Where Prejudice, Disability and “Disablism” Meet, by Silvia Yee. 2. Different Definition—Same Problems—One Way Out?, Aart C. Hendricks. 3. Tensions and Coherence in Disability Policy: The Uneasy Relationship Between Social Welfare and Civil Rights Models of Disability in American, European and International Employment Law, by Lisa Waddington and Matthew Diller. PART III: Focus on the Operation of Laws:. 1. The ADA and Models of Equality, by Arlene B. Mayerson and Silvia Yee. 2. The Right to Community Integration for People with Disabilities Under United States and International Law, by Eric Rosenthal and Arlene Kanter. PART IV: Real Life—Needing, Getting and Living With Disability Anti-Discrimination Law 1. What Is Prejudice as it Relates to Disability Anti-Discrimination Law?, by David Ruebain. 2. When to Hold ‘Em and When to Fold ‘Em: Lessons Learned From Enacting The Americans With Disabilities Act, by Patrisha Wright and Jane West. 3. Achieving Accessibility: How the Americans With Disabilities Act Is Changing the Face and Mind of a Nation, by Silvia Yee and Marilyn Golden. INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): UDHR; TEU; EC-treaty; ICCPR; ICESCR; EU charter of human rights and disability; ESC; Revised ESC; ECHR; ECPT; Biomedicine convention; Convention on the elimination of discrimination against disabled persons; Framework convention on the protection of national minorities; Convention for the protection of human rights and dignity of the human being with regard to the application of biology and medicine;
URL http://www.transnationalpubs.com/showbook.cfm?bookid=10220 |
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139. | An-Na'im, Abdullahi : Cultural transformation and human rights in Africa, 2002 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Cultural transformation and human rights in Africa / An-Na'im, Abdullahi, x, 269 p.. - London : Zed Books, 2002. ISBN 1-84277-091-8 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS :Introduction - Abdullahi A. An-Na'im:: 1. Cultural Transformation and Human Rights in African Societies, by Abdullahi A. An-Na'im and Jeffrey Hammond: 2. Human Rights and Cultural Branding: Who Speaks and How, by Martin Chanock: 3. The Banjul Charter: The Case for an African Cultural Fingerprint, by Makau Mutua: 4. Mediating Culture and Human Rights in Favour of Land Rights for Women in Africa: A Framework for Community-Legal Action, by Florence Butegwa: 5. Are Local Norms and Practices Fences or Pathways? The Example of Women's Property Rights, by Celestine Nyamu-Musembi: 6. Religious Revivalism, Human Rights Activism and the Struggle for Women's Rights in Nigeria, by Hussaina J. Abdullah: 7. Contradictory Perspectives on Rights and Justice in the Context of Land Tenure Reform in Tanzania, by Issa Shivji: 8. Effects of Land Tenure on Women's Access and Control of Land in Kenya, by Akinyoi Nzioki. INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Algeria / Angola / Botswana / Cameroon / Congo / Egypt / Ethiopia / Israel / Nigeria / Rwanda / South Africa / Sudan / Tanzania / Zaire / Zambia / Zimbabwe NOTE (GENERAL): ACHPR; UN charter; UDHR; |
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140. | Ketscher, Kirsten : Socialret, 2002 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Socialret : almindelige principper : retssikkerhed og administration . grundvaerdier / Ketscher, Kirsten. - 2. udg.., 435 p.. - Copenhagen : Forlaget Thomson, 2002. ISBN 87-619-0352-3 LANGUAGE: DAN INDEX WORDS:
URL http://www.thomson.dk/pls/pdb/katpage.show_title?p_vare_id=17637&p_kampid=14 |
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141. | Lundström, Alessandra : Ursprungsfolkens rätt till föda , 2003 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: unpublished document Ursprungsfolkens rätt till föda : om rätten till tillfredsställande föda och rätten att livnära sig / Lundström, Alessandra, 121 p, xxii. - Åbo : Åbo Akademi. Rättsvetenskapliga institutionen, 2003. LANGUAGE: SWE INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Paraguay / Nicaragua / Chile / Canada / New Zealand / Finland / Mexico / Guatemala / Russian Federation / Cameroon / Peru NOTE (THESIS): Master's thesis in public international law, Department of Law, [2003] NOTE (GENERAL): AMR; ACHPR; Convention concerning the indigenous and tribal peoples in independent countries (ILO convention no. 169); Draft declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples; Draft Inter-American declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples; Limburg principles; UDHR; Vienna declaration and programmeof action; GC-1 (ICESCR); GC-3(ICESCR); GC-12 (ICESCR); GC-14 (ICESCR); The statute of the ICJ; OAS charter; Geneva conventions (IV); ECHR; Convention concerning the indigenous and tribal populations (ILO convention no. 107); ESC; CERD; ICCPR-OP; Vienna convention on the law of treaties; Additional protocols to the Geneva conventions (II); LIBRARY LOCATION: IMR SHELF CODE: seminarierummet |
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142. | Bayefsky, Anne : How to complain to the UN human rights treaty system, 2002 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph How to complain to the UN human rights treaty system / Bayefsky, Anne ; foreword by Stephen M. Schwebel, xxiii, 397 p.. - Ardsley, NY : Transnational publ., 2002. ISBN 1-57105-283-6 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: 1. Introduction 2. The Basic International Rules a) What Is a Treaty? b) What Is the effect of the treaty c) How Does a State Become Bound by a Treaty? d) When Does a State Become Bound by a Treaty? e) What Obligations Has a State Undertaken? f) Optional Undertakings 3. The Four Principal UN Human Rights Treaties Containing Complaint mechanisms a) The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights i) Object ii) Adoption and Entry into Force iii) Obligations Undertaken by States Parties iv) Summary of Substantive Rights v) The Second Optional Protocol vi) Limitations on Rights vii) Derogations viii) Reservations ix) The Monitoring/Treaty Body: The Human Rights Committee x) Number of Ratifying States b) The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment i) Object ii) Adoption and Entry into Force iii) Obligations Undertaken by States Parties iv) Summary of Substantive Rights v) Limitations on Rights vi) Derogations vii) Reservations viii) The Monitoring Body/Treaty Body: The Committee Against Torture (CAT) ix) Number of Ratifying States b) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) i) Object ii) Adoption and Entry into Force iii) Obligations Undertaken by States Parties iv) Summary of Substantive Rights v) Limitations on Rights vi) Derogations vii) Reservations viii) The Monitoring/Treaty Body: The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) ix) Number of Ratifying States d) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) i) Object ii) Adoption and Entry into Force iii) Obligations Undertaken by States Parties iv) Summary of Substantive Rights v) Limitations on Rights vi) Derogations vii) Reservations viii) The Monitoring Body/Treaty Body: The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) ix) Number of Ratifying States 4. Brief Overview of Principal UN Human Rights Treaties That Do Not Contain Complaint Mechanisms or Contain Complaint Mechanisms Not Yet in Force a) The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights b) The Convention on the Rights of the Child c) The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families II. Introduction to Complaints Procedures 1. Introduction a) What is a Complaints Procedure? b) What is the Purpose of Making an individual Complaint? c) Which Treaties have Complaints Procedures? d) Which States Can Be the Subject of an Individual Complaint? 2. The Basis for the Right to Lodge a Complaint a) The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) i) The Optional Protocol to the ICCPR ii) When Entered into Force iii) Number of Ratifying States iv) The Committee's jurisprudence b) The Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) i) The Article 22 Procedure ii) When Entered into Force iii) Number of States Which Have Made the Declaration of Competence under Article iv) The Committee's Jurisprudence c) The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) i) The Article 14 Procedure ii) When Entered into Force iii) Number of States Which Have Made the Declaration of Competence under Article 14 iv) The Committee's Jurisprudence d) The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) i) The Optional Protocol to CEDAW ii) When Entered into Force iii) Number of Ratifying States iv) The Committee's jurisprudence 3. General Overview of the Process 4. Preparation of the Communication 5. Submitting the Communication 6. Receipt of the Communication by the Treaty Body 7. Reservations a) Substantive Reservations b) Procedural Reservations 8. Date of Ratification 9. Making Decisions 10. Interim Measures 11. Admissibility of Communications 12. Determination of the Merits 13. Issuance of Views 14. Follow-up to Views 15. Summary of Matters That Should Be included in the Communication/Complaint 16. Pitfalls to Avoid III. The Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1. Overview of the Human Rights Committee a) Special Rapporteur on New Communications b) Case Rapporteur c) Working Group on Communications d)Special Rapporteur on Follow-up 2. Individual Complaints Procedure of the Human Rights Committee a) Registration of the Communication and Preliminary Procedures i) Submission of the Communication ii) Registration of the Communication iii) Transmittal to the State Party iv)Interim Measures b) Admissibility and Submissions from the Parties c) Determination of the Merits and Follow-up 3. Examples of Human Rights Committee Gases IV The Convention Against Torture 1. Overview of the Committee Against Torture (CAT) a) Rapporteur on New Complaints and Interim Measures b ) Working Group on Complaints c) Case Rapporteur d) Rapporteur for Follow-up 2. Individual Complaints Procedure of CAT a) Registration of the Complaint and Preliminary Procedures i) Submission of the Complaint ii) Registration of the Complaint iii) Transmittal to the State Party iv) Interim Measures b) Admissibility and Submissions from the Parties c) Determination of the Merits and Follow-up 3. Examples of CAT Cases V. The Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination:. 1. Overview of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) 2. Individual Complaints Procedure of CERD a) Registration of the Communication and Preliminary Procedures i) Submission of the Communication ii) Registration of the Communication iii) Transmittal to the State Party v) Interim Measures b) Admissibility and Submissions from the Parties c) Determination of the Merits 3. Examples of Cases Relating to CERD VI. The Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women:. 1. Overview of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) a) Working Group b) Rapporteurs 2. Individual Complaints Procedure of CEDAW a) Registration of the Communication and Preliminary Procedures i) Submission of the Communication ii) Registration of the Communication iii) Transmittal to the State Party iv)Interim Measures b) Admissibility and Submissions from the Parties c) Follow-up 3. Examples of Potential Cases Relating to CEDAW. VII. The Investigative Mechanisms:. 1. Introduction 2. Convention Against Torture:. a) Introduction b) The Preliminary Stages of Consideration c) The Inquiry Procedure Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women a) Introduction b) The Preliminary Stages of Consideration c) The Inquiry Procedure d) Follow-Up from Successful Individual Communications 3. Conclusion VIII. The State Reporting System:. 1. Introduction 2. Flow Does the State Reporting System Work? a) Submission of Initial and Periodic Reports by States Parties b) Lists of Issues c) Formal Consideration of the State Party's Report d) Concluding Observations or Comments. 3.How Can Complainants Make Use of the State Reporting System? a) A Source of Information about the Committee's Approach to Convention Obligations b) Method of Bringing Attention to an individual Complaint c) Follow-up. IX. Choosing a Forum:. 1. Introduction 2. Is There a Choice of Forum? a) Ratification b) Treaty Rights c) Reservations. 3. Choosing the Best Forum:. a) Admissibility Considerations b) Expertise of the Treaty Bodies c) Substantive Provisions of the Treaties d) The Case law of the Treaty Bodies e) The General Comments or Recommendations of the Treaty Bodies f) Time Taken to Decide Cases g) Interim Measures/Urgent Action h) Remedies i) Compliance with the Committee's Views j) Overlap with Non-treaty Mechanisms k) Regional Mechanisms Versus the Treaty Bodies. X. Follow-up:. 1. The Human Rights Committee 2. Committee Against Torture 3. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 4. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women 5. Conclusion INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): ICCPR; ICCPR-OP; ICCPR-2OP; CAT; CEDAW; CEDAW-OP; CERD; ICESCR; Migrant workers convention;
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143. | Bouchet-Saulnier, Francoise : The practical guide to humanitarian law , 2002 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph series The practical guide to humanitarian law : first English language edition / Bouchet-Saulnier, Francoise, xiii, 489 p.. - Oxford : Rowman & Littlefield publ., 2002. ISBN 0-7425-1062-X LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. 1. Introduction. 2. The Guide. Appendix A: State of Ratification of Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Conventions. Appendix B: List of States Party to International Humanitarian and Human Rights Conventions (as of October 2000). Term Index Humanitarian Law Themes: A Guide to Key Entries Divided by Subject INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): ACHPR; African charter on human and people's rights; Geneva convention; Additional protocols to the Geneva conventions; Genocide convention; CEDAW; CERD; Convention on the protection of cultural property; Convention on the reduction of statelessness; CRC; CCW; OAU refugee convention; DEDAW; REfugee convention; Convention relating to the status of stateless persons; Convention to prevent and punish the acts of terrorism; Dublin convention; AMR; ICCPR; ICESCR; Inter-American convention on forced disappearance of persons; Inter-American convention on the prevention, punishment and eradication of violence against women; Inter-American convention to prevent and punish torture; |
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144. | Sepulveda, M. Magdalena : The nature of the obligations under the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights, 2003 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph series The nature of the obligations under the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights / Sepulveda, M. Magdalena - (School of human rights research series ; vol. 18), xv, 477 p.. - Antwerpen : Intersentia, 2003. ISBN 90-5095-260-7 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. 1. General introduction. PART ONE : THE ROLE FOR THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS IN CLARIFYING THE NORMATIVE CONTENT OF THE COVENANT:. 1. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. 2. The covenant in a changing international environment. 3. The Committee´s interpretation of the obligations imposed by the covenant. PART TWO : THE OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED BY THE COVENANT:. 4. Thenature of states party obligations under the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights. 5. The typologies of state imposed by the covenant. PART THREE : OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED BY PART II OF THE COVENANT AT THE PRESENT STAGE OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW: 6. General surevey of part II obligations. 7. Analysis of article 2(1) of the ICESCR. 8. Obligations deriving from the principle of equality and non-discrimination. 9. Summary and concluding observations. INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (THESIS): Dr.iur. (thesis), Utrecht University, [20020506], [T] NOTE (GENERAL): UDHR; AMR; ADRD; ACHPR; ICESCR; CAT; CEDAW; ECHR; CERD; CRC; ICCPR; |
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145. | Morawa, Alexander H. E. : The jurisprudence of the United Nations Human Rights Committee and other treaty monitoring bodies, 2003 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of monograph series The jurisprudence of the United Nations Human Rights Committee and other treaty monitoring bodies / Morawa, Alexander H. E. REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT: European yearbook of minority issues [=EYMI] / vol. 1, 2001/2, p. 461-486. - Hague : Kluwer Law, 2003. ISBN 90-411-1956-6 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): ICCPR-27; ICCPR-OP; |
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146. | Koskinen, Päivi : Women's land rights in international law and in Tanzania, 2003 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: unpublished document Women's land rights in international law and in Tanzania / Koskinen, Päivi, xi, 101 p.. - Åbo : Åbo Akademi. Rättsvetenskapliga institutionen, 2003. LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (THESIS): Master's thesis in public international law, [200305], [T] NOTE (GENERAL): UDHR-17; CEDAW; ACHPR; ICCPR-17; LIBRARY LOCATION: IMR SHELF CODE: seminarierummet |
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147. | Cook, Rebecca J. : Reproductive health and human rights, 2003 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Reproductive health and human rights : integrating medicine, ethics and law / Cook, Rebecca J. ; Dickens, Bernard M. ; Fathalla, Mahmoud, xxvii, 554 p.. - Oxford : Oxford U. P., 2003. ISBN 0-19-924133-3 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS: 1. Introduction and Overview. I: Reproductive and Sexual Health: Medical, Ethical, and Legal Principles. 2. Reproductive and Sexual Health. 3. Health Care Systems. 4. Ethics. 5. Legal Origins and Principles. 6. Human Rights Principles. 7. Implementation of Legal and Human Rights Principles. Part II: Reproductive and Sexual Health: Application of Medical, Ethical, and Legal Principles. A. OVERVIEW. B. CASE STUDIES: FROM PRINCIPLE TO PRACTICE: 1. Female genital cutting (circumcision/mutilation). 2. An adolescent girl seeking sexual and reproductive health care. 3. Sexual assault and emergency contraception. 4. Hymen reconstruction. 5. A request for medically assisted reproduction. 6. Involuntary female sterilization. 7. Counselling and caring for an HIV positive woman. 8. HIV drug research and testing. 9. Responding to a request for pregnancy termination. 10. Prenatal and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis for risk of dysgenic inheritance. 11. Sex selection abortion. 12. Treating a woman with an incomplete abortion. 13. Confidentiality and unsafe abortion. 14. Domestic violence. 15. A maternal death. Part III: Reproductive Health and Sexual Health: Data, Basic Documents, and Sources Index INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): CEDAW; CRC; ICESCR; Declaration of Helsinki; AMR; Inter-American convention on the prevention, punishment and eradication of violence against women; ICCPR; |
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148. | Baderin, Mashood A. : International human rights and Islamic law, 2003 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph International human rights and Islamic law / Baderin, Mashood A. - (Oxford monographs in international law), xxi, 279 p.. - Oxford : Oxford U. P., 2003. ISBN 0-19-926659-X LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. CHAPTER 1: Introduction 2 Human Rights and Islamic Law 2.1 Breaking traditional barriers 2.2 Islamic responses in international human rights discourse 2.3 What are human rights? 2.4 What is Islamic law? 2.5 The justificatory principle CHAPTER 3 : The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in the Light of Islamic Law 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The rights guaranteed under the ICCPR 3.3 Obligations of State Parties under theICCPR- Article 2 3.4 The right of self-determination-Article 1 3.5 equality of rights between men and women-Article 3 3.6 The right to life-Article 6 3.7 Prohibition of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of punishment-Article 7 3.8 Freedom from slavery, servitude and forced labour-Article 8 3.9 The right to liberty and security of person-Article 9 3.10 The right to a humane incarceration system-Article 10 3.11 Freedom from imprisonment for contractual obligation-Article 11 3.12 The right to freedom of movement and choice of residence-Article 12 3.13 Freedom of aliens from arbitrary expulsion-Article 13 3.14 The right to fair hearing and due process of law-Article 14 3.15 Freedom from retroactive criminal law-Article 15 3.16 The right to recognition as a person before the law-Article 16 3.17 The right to privacy-Article 17 3.18 The right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion-Article 18 3.19 The right to freedom of opinion and expression-Article 19 3.20 3.21 The right of peacefull assembly-Article 21 3.22 The right to freedom of association-Article 22 3.23 The right to marry and found a family-Article 23 3.24 The rights of the child-Article 24 3.25 Political rights-Article 25 3.26 The right to equality before the law-Article 26 3.27 The rights of ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities-Article 27 3.28 Concluding remarks. CHAPTER 4 : The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in the Light of Islamic Law 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Importance of economic, social, and cultural rights 4.3 The rights 'recognized' under the ICESCR 4.4 The object and purpose of the ICESCR 4.5 Obligations of State Parties under the ICESCR-Article 2 4.6 The right to work-Article 6 4.7 The right to just and favourable conditions at work-Article 7 4.8 Trade union rights-Article 8 4.9 The right to social security and social insurance-Article 9 4.10 Family rights Article 10 4.11 The right to an adequate standard of living-Article 11 4.12 The right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health-Article 12 4.13 The right to education-Article 05 13 and 14 4 14 The right to cultural life and benefits of scientific progress-Article 15 4.15 concluding remarks. CHAPTER 5: Conclusion. 5.1 A complimentary approach. 5.2 Domestic means of enhancing human rights. 5.3 Regional means of enhancing human rights. 5.4 The 'margin of appreciation'doctrine as a universal means of enhancing human rights. Annex: The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam Bibliography INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Afghanistan / Africa / Algeria / Asia / Azerbaijan / Brazil / China / Czechoslovakia / France / India / Iraq / Israel / Italy / Jordan / Libya / Morocco / Pakistan / Philippines / United Kingdom / Yemen / Yugoslavia NOTE (GENERAL): ICESCR; ICCPR; CRC; CEDAW; ACHPR; OAS charter; OAU charter; CAT; ECHR; ESC; Statute of the ICC, Statute of ICJ; Vienna convention on the law of treaties; Cairo declaration on human rights education and dissemination; Declaration on the rights of minorities; Convention on friendly relations; UDHR; Vienna declaration and programme of action; |
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149. | Luopajärvi, Katja : Honour killings as human rights violations, 2003 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: unpublished document Honour killings as human rights violations / Luopajärvi, Katja, x, 143 p.. - Åbo : Åbo Akademi University. Institute for Human Rights, 2003. LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Jordan NOTE (GENERAL): UN charter; UDHR; AMR; CAT; CEDAW; CESCR; CRC; ECHR; ICCPR; CERD; ICESCR; LIBRARY LOCATION: IMR SHELF CODE: IMR/Rapporter |
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150. | Loenen, Titia : Family law issues in a multicultural setting, 2002 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a serial Family law issues in a multicultural setting : abolishing or reaffirming sex as legally relevant category : a human rights approach / Loenen, Titia REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT (Periodica): Netherlands quarterly of human rights : vol. 20; no. 4., p. 423-444. - Antwerp : Intersentia, 2002. - ISSN 0169-3441 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): ECHR-9-14; ICCPR; CEDAW; GC-28 (ICCPR); ICCPR-3; |