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CONTENTS Preface to the Fifth Edition xiii Table of Ratifications xv Selected Abbreviations xxiv part one STANDARD-SETTING BY THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION Relevant Provisions of the United Nations Charter, 1945 1 Procedure in the Commission on Human Rights of the Economic and Social Council 14 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 23 Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, 1955 29 Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 1960 45 Declaration on Social Progress and Development, 1969 48 Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons, 1971 59 Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition, 1974 61 Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict, 1974 66 Declaration on the Protection of All Persons From Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1975 68 Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons, 1975 71 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, 1981 74 Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace, 1984 78 Declaration on the Human Rights of Individuals Who are not Nationals of the Country in which they Live, 1985 79 Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment, 1988 83 Declaration on the Right to Development, 1986 92 Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners, 1990 97 United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty, 1990 100 United Nations Principles for Older Persons, 1991 113 Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care, 1991 116 Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, 1992 127 Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious, or Linguistic Minorities, 1992 134 Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities, 1993 138 Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, 1993 160 World Conference on Human Rights: Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, 1993 165 Appointment of a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 1993 191 Draft United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 1994 195 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace, 1995 205 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, 1997 220 Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, 1998 230 Declaration of Articles on Nationality of Natural Persons in relation to the Succession of States, 2000 237 United Nations Millennium Declaration, 2000 245 General Assembly Declaration of Commitment on HIVAIDS, 2001 253 Norms on the responsibilities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises with regard to human rights, 2003 268 Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law, 2005 275 part two IMPLEMENTATION AND STANDARD-SETTING IN CONVENTIONS SPONSORED BY THE UNITED NATIONS Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 1948 283 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951 288 Convention on the Political Rights of Women, 1953 304 Slavery Convention, 1926, amended by Protocol, 1953 307 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery, 1956 312 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, 1954 318 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, 1961 329 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 1966 336 International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, 1966 348 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 358 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 375 Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1990 on the abolition of the death penalty 379 International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid, 1973 382 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1979 388 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 1999 400 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1984 405 Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 2002 417 Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989 429 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflicts, 2000 448 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, 2000 454 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families, 1990 462 part three CONTRIBUTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION Declaration Concerning the Aims and Purposes of the International Labour Organization, 1944 497 Convention Concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour, 1930 502 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention, 1948 512 Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 518 Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 523 Convention Concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour, 1957 527 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 530 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Recommendation, 1958 534 Minimum Age Convention, 1973 538 Convention concerning Employment Promotion and Protection against Unemployment, 1988 545 Convention concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, 1989 557 Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, 1998 570 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 574 Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy, 2000 579 part four CONTRIBUTION OF THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION Convention Against Discrimination in Education, 1960 593 Declaration of the Principles of International Cultural Co-operation, 1966 600 Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, 2001 603 part five EUROPE 5.1 Council of Europe European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, 1950, together with Protocols Nos 1, 4, 6, and 7, as amended by Protocol No. 11 609 Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, on a General Prohibition of Discrimination, 2000 632 Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances, 2002 635 Protocol No. 14 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, amending the control system of the Convention, 2004 638 European Social Charter, 1961 645 Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter, 1988 662 Protocol amending the European Social Charter, 1991 670 Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter providing for a System of Collective Complaints, 1995 674 European Social Charter (Revised), 1996 678 European Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant Workers, 1977 704 European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1987 717 European Convention on the Participation of Foreigners in Public Life at Local Level, 1992 725 European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, 1992 731 European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, 1995 745 European Convention on the Exercise of Children's Rights, 1996 754 European Convention on Nationality, 1997 763 European Convention on Contact concerning Children, 2003 775 European Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, 2005 786 5.2 European Union European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights, 2000 806 5.3 Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Final Act of The Helsinki Conference, 1975 817 Concluding Document of the Vienna Meeting of the CSCE Conference, 1989 845 Document of the Copenhagen Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension of the CSCE, 1990 849 The Charter of Paris for a New Europe, 1990 866 Document of the Moscow Meeting of the Third Conference on the Human Dimension of the CSCE, 1991 877 Document of the CSCE Helsinki Summit Meeting, 1992 893 Document of the CSCE Budapest Summit Meeting, 1994 908 Document of the OSCE Lisbon Summit Meeting, 1996 919 part six AMERICAS American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, 1948 925 American Convention on Human Rights, 1969 933 Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1988 955 Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty, 1990 963 Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture, 1985 965 Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women, 1994 970 Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons, 1994 977 Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities, 1999 983 Inter-American Democratic Charter, 2001 989 part seven AFRICA Organization of African Unity Convention on the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, 1969 999 African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, 1981 1007 Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, 1998 1021 Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, 2003 1029 African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, 1990 1042 part eight ARAB STATES Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam, 1990 1057 Declaration on the Protection of Refugees and Displaced Persons in the Arab World, 1992 1065 Arab Charter on Human Rights, 2004 1070 part nine THE CONCEPT OF EQUALITY Dissenting Opinion of Judge Tanaka, South West African Cases (Second Phase), 1966 1085 UNESCO Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice, 1978 1113 World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, 2001 (Durban Declaration and Programme of Action) 1119 part ten HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE HUMAN GENOME Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights, 1997 1177 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with Regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine (Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine), 1997 1185 Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine with Regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine on the Prohibition of Cloning Human Beings, 1998 1196 Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine concerning Transplantation of Organs and Tissues of Human Origin, 2002 1199 Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine, concerning Biomedical Research, 2005 1207 UNESCO International Declaration on Human Genetic Data, 2003 1220 United Nations Declaration on Human Cloning, 2005 1231 Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights, 2005 1233 INDEX 1243
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Human rights -- History -- Sources.