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1 Sources of International Human Rights1

1.1 Treaties3

1.2 Customary international law14

1.3 Other international and regional instruments19

1.4 A practical guide to sources28

Further reading35

2 Key Concepts: Universality, Interdependence and Categories of Rights36

2.1 Universality36

2.2 Cultural sensitivity50

2.3 Positive obligations on States to conform to human rights65

2.4 Indivisibility and interdependence or a hierarchy of rights?71

2.5 Interdependence and indivisibility72

2.6 Evolving and developing rights75

Further reading75

3 States and Treaty Obligations77

3.1 Universal human rights and ratification78

3.2 Limitations on State compliance: reservations, declarations, derogations and denunciations83

3.3 Reservations83

3.4 Declarations98

3.5 Derogations101

3.6 Denunciations113

Further reading119

4 Human Rights Organisations and Key Institutions120

4.1 International organisations121

4.2 The United Nations121

4.3 International courts139

4.4 The International Labour Organisation146

4.5 Regional organisations150

4.6 Europe152

4.7 The Americas174

4.8 Africa175

4.9 Others175

Further reading179

5 Monitoring and Enforcing Human Rights: Extra-Conventional Mechanisms181

5.1 Human Rights Council182

5.2 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)205

5.3 United Nations Security Council and sanctions211

5.4 International criminal courts, tribunals and processes215

5.5 Organisation of American States Inter-American Commission on Human Rights227

Further reading231

6 Implementing Human Rights Treaties: Committees and Courts233

6.1 United Nations treaty monitoring bodies: conventional mechanisms234

6.2 Regional systems and creating judicial mechanisms282

6.3 Remedies for individuals290

Further reading297

7 National Institutions for Protecting and Promoting Human Rights299

7.1 States and international (human rights) law300

7.2 The international approach to national institutions310

7.3 The regional position on national institutions321

7.4 Nature of national institutions321

7.5 Examples of national institutions322

7.6 Conclusions329

7.7 Children's commissioners—a special case?329

Further reading337

8 Extending the Duties to Protect and Respect Human Rights: Non-State Actors338

8.1 Non-governmental organisations339

8.2 Business and multinational corporations350

8.3 Educators, lawyers and individuals379

Further reading386

9 Reforming the International and Regional Human Rights Systems389

9.1 The bigger picture—human rights and United Nations reform391

9.2 Ongoing reform of United Nations treaty monitoring bodies403

9.3 Towards universal ratification of key instruments431

9.4 Regional reforms432

Further reading435

10 Protecting Children437

10.1 Children as humans438

10.2 Tabulating children's rights446

10.3 The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child452

10.4 Governing principles454

10.5 Regional instruments478

Further reading479

11 Detainees, Prisoners and Convicts481

11.1 Equality before the law482

11.2 Arrest485

11.3 Disappearances488

11.4 Detention pending trial502

11.5 Torture and the use of force507

11.6 Fair trial511

11.7 Detention after conviction526

11.8 Juveniles in captivity and court535

11.9 Capital punishment540

Further reading545

12 Indigenous Peoples and Their Rights547

12.1 Towards recognition of indigenous rights547

12.2 Invoking minority rights552

12.3 The scope of'indigenous people'571

12.4 Rights claimed by indigenous people573

12.5 The right to self-determination573

12.6 Land rights583

12.7 Cultural rights601

Further reading603

13 The Protection of Refugees, Stateless Persons and Internally Displaced People605

13.1 Who is a refugee?607

13.2 Procedures for determining refugee status614

13.3 Termination of refugee status625

13.4 Regional instruments and criteria for determining refugee status and addressing refugee rights632

13.5 Rights of refugees637

13.6 Granting asylum to refugees and others647

13.7 Internally displaced648

13.8 High Commissioner for Refugees649

13.9 Stateless persons652

Further reading663

14 Protecting and Promoting the Rights of Women664

14.1 Leading the way: the International Labour Organisation665

14.2 Equality668

14.3 Tabulating women's rights685

14.4 Protection from persecution: trafficking, exploitation698

14.5 Violence against women704

14.6 Family rights: marriage and children723

14.7 Regional instruments and approaches to women's rights730

Further reading733

Index735