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The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination: A Commentary

The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination: A Commentary

Author: Patrick Thornberry
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199265336

Published In: July 2016
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Paperback Edition ISBN: 9780198827405

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The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is the centrepiece of international efforts to address racial discrimination, defined in broad terms to include discrimination based on skin colour, descent, ethnic, and national origin. Victims of discrimination within the scope of the Convention include minorities, indigenous peoples, non-citizens, and caste or descent groups. Virtually all national societies are diverse in terms of ethnicity or 'race' and none is free from discrimination, making it one of the great issues of our time. Against the background of international human rights standards and mechanisms to counter racial and ethnic discrimination, this book provides the first comprehensive legal analysis of the provisions of the Convention on an article-by article basis.

The book addresses the place of the Convention within the broader framework of United Nation's action against discrimination. The different chapters analyse and discuss broad topics of race, ethnicity, and international law, the genesis and drafting of the Convention, the aims and objectives of the Convention in light of its preamble, and principles of non-discrimination and equality. In particular, the book includes a critical appraisal of the contribution of the Convention to the eradication of racial discrimination. It also reflects on whether there is scope for modification of the substance or procedures of the Convention in light of challenges arising from enhanced transnational population movements, the intersection between discrimination on the ground of race and discrimination against religious communities, and the intersection of racial and gender-based discrimination.

1. Introduction: Race and ethnicity in international law

2. Genesis and drafting of the convention - the swastika epidemic, the Cold War, anti-colonialism

3. The Preamble to the Convention: context and themes

4. Discrimination 1: Equality, special measures, and the scope of the Convention

5. Discrimination 2: Grounds and victims of discrimination.

6. Discrimination 3: Intersectionalities, gender, religion

7. Discrimination, public authorities, and private actors

8. Apartheid and segregation

9. Racist and analogous forms of hate speech

10. Racial discrimination and the spectrum of human rights

11. Remedies for racial discrimination

12. Anti-racist education and education for tolerance