| Description |
viii, 648 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Overview of study results -- Country studies: 1. Australia -- 2. Brazil -- 3. Canada -- 4. Colombia -- 5. Czech Republic -- 6. Egypt -- 7. Estonia -- 8. Finland -- 9. India -- 10. Iran -- 11. Jamaica -- 12. Japan -- 13. Mexico -- 14. Philippines -- 15. Romania -- 16. Russia -- 17. Senegal -- 18. South Africa -- 19. Spain -- 20. Zambia |
| Summary |
The six main United Nations human rights treaties enjoy almost universal ratification today. Almost 80 per cent of the possible ratifications have been made, and every member state of the UN has ratified at least one of these treaties. The nearly universal acceptance of the treaties on the formal level, however, does not automatically translate into the norms contained in these documents being made a reality in the lives of billions of people living in these countries. The treaty system is notoriously weak in terms of international enforcement, and there is a general suspicion that it has had little impact on the domestic level. Mechanisms to improve the international enforcement mechanisms of the six main treaties have been a topic of discussion and research for many years, but the domestic impact of the treaties has never been investigated in a systematic and comprehensive manner. This book attempts to establish the impact of the treaties on the domestic level in 20 United Nations member states |
| Analysis |
Human rights |
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UN conventions |
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Domestic matters (International relations) |
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International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination |
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
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Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
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Convention on the Rights of the Child |
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Australia overseas comparisons |
| Notes |
"In collaboration with correspondents from twenty selected countries" -- T.p |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
United Nations -- Treaty-making power.
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International and municipal law.
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Human rights.
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| Author |
Viljoen, Frans.
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| ISBN |
9041116788 : |
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9041117199 back cover |
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