The international covenant on civil and political rights : cases, materials, and commentary / Sarah Joseph, and Melissa Castan.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

3rd edition

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Political Rights.

Civil rights.

Human rights.

International law.

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. The right of self-determination - article 1

8. The right to life - article 6

9. Freedom from torture and rights to humane treatment - articles 7 and 10

10. Miscellaneous rights - articles 8, 11, 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 and 20

19. Freedoms of assembly and association - articles 21 and 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. Minority rights - article 27

25. The right to a remedy - article 2(3)

PART IV: Alteration of ICCPR duties

26. Reservations, denunciations, succession, and derogations.

Now in its third edition, this book is the authoritative text on one of the world's most important human rights treaties, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Covenant is of universal relevance. Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1966 and in force from 1976, it commits the signatories and parties to respect the civil and political freedoms and rights of individuals. Monitored by the UN Human Rights Committee, the Covenant ratified by the majority of UN member states. The book meticulously extracts and analyzes the jurisprudence over nearly forty years of the UN Human Rights Committee, on each of the various ICCPR rights, including the right to life, the right to freedom from torture, the right of freedom of religion, the right of freedom of expression, and the right to privacy, as well as admissibility criteria under the First Optional Protocol. Key miscellaneous issues, such as reservations, derogations, and denunciations, are also thoroughly assessed. Comprehensively indexed and cross-referenced, this book offers elegant and straight-forward access to the jurisprudence of the Human Rights Committee and other UN human rights treaty bodies. Presented in a clear and illuminating manner, it will be of use to the judiciary, human rights practitioners, human rights activists, government institutions, academics, and students alike. - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780198733744

lii, 989 pages ; 25 cm