The un Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination : Reprint Revised by Natan Lerner.

Intro -- The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination: Reprint Revised by Natan Lerner -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction: ICERD, Fifty Years After -- Introduction to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Guide to United Nations Documents -- PART 1: The Preparation of the Convention -- 1 Resolutions on Racial Prejudice and Religious Intolerance -- 2 Resolutions on the Draft Declarations and Conventions -- 3 Preparation of the Convention -- 4 Work of the Sub-Commission -- 5 Work of the Commission on Human Rights -- 6 Draft of the Third Committee -- 7 Vote in the General Assembly -- PART 2: Scope and Significance of the Convention -- 1 The Convention and the International Bill of Rights -- 2 Universality of the Convention -- 3 Balance between Freedoms -- 4 Measures of Implementation and the Right of Individual Petition -- PART 3: Interpretation of the Convention -- 1 The Preamble -- 1 Discussion in the Sub-Commission -- 2 Discussion in the Commission -- 3 Discussion in the Third Committee -- 4 Contents of the Preamble -- 5 Reference to Nazism -- 2 Substantive Articles -- Article 1 Definition of Racial Discrimination -- Article 2 Obligations of State -- Article 3 Apartheid -- Article 4 Measures to Eradicate Incitement and Prohibition of Racist Organizations -- Article 5 Rights Specially Guaranteed by the Convention -- Article 6 Remedies Against Racial Discrimination -- Article 7 Steps in the Fields of Education and Information -- 3 Substantive Articles not Incorporated in the Convention -- 1 Article on Interpretation -- 2 Other Articles Deleted -- 3 Article on Anti-Semitism -- 4 Measures of Implementation -- 1 Drafting of the Articles on Implementation -- 2 Contents of Part II of the Convention -- 3 Recourse to Other Procedures -- 5 Final Clauses-Reservations -- 1 Signature and Ratification.

2 Accession -- 3 Entry into Force -- 4 Reservations -- 5 Denunciation -- 6 Settlement of Disputes -- 7 Revision -- 8 Notifications -- 9 Authentic Text -- 10 Omitted Clauses -- PART 4: The Work of the Committee -- 1 Rules of Procedure and Guidelines for Reporting -- 1 Meetings. Membership. Voting. Publicity -- 2 Reports and Communications from States Parties -- 3 Procedural Rules for Inter-State Complaints -- 4 Guidelines for the Content of Reports -- 2 The Reporting System -- 1 Difficulties and Misconceptions -- 2 Suggestions and General Recommendations -- 3 Sources of Information. The Role of NGOS -- 3 Article 15 and the Practice of the Committee -- 1 The Committee's Powers Under Article 15 -- 2 The Working Groups -- 3 Southern Rhodesia and Namibia -- 4 Other African Territories -- 5 African Territories under Portuguese Administration -- 6 Pacific and Indian Ocean Territories -- 7 Caribbean and Atlantic Territories -- 8 Petitions -- 4 Occupied or de facto Controlled Territories -- 1 The Panama Canal Zone -- 2 The Golan Heights -- 3 Cyprus -- 4 The West Bank of the River Jordan -- 5 Sinai -- 6 Criticism of the Committee's Action -- 5 Relationship with the U.N. General Assembly and other Bodies -- 1 The Committee and the U.N. General Assembly -- 2 Cooperation with ILO and UNESCO -- 6 Composition of the Committee -- PART 5: Status of the Convention -- 1 Signatures, Ratifications and Accessions -- 2 Declarations and Reservations -- 3 Declarations on the Optional Procedure (Article 14) -- PART 6: The Impact of the Convention -- 1 At the National Level -- 2 At the International Level -- 1 The UNESCO Declaration on Race -- 2 World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination -- 3 The Convention on Apartheid -- Conclusions: A Decade After -- Appendices -- 1 International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimation.

2 United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination -- 3 UNESCO Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice -- 4 Status of the Convention -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

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 expanded and edited 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.

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