The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Cases, Materials, and Commentary

by Joseph, Sarah; Schultz, Jenny; Castan, Melissa; Evatt, Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9780198267744
• ISBN10: 0198267746
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is the most important human rights treaty in the world. This book is the first comprehensive collation and analysis of the jurisprudence of the Human Rights Committee, the monitoring body established under the ICCPR. This book is presented in a clear and illuminating manner to facilitate its use by the judiciary, human rights practitioners, human rights activists, government institutions, libraries, academics, and students alike.

Author Biography

Jenny Schultz is a senior lecturer in law at Monash University, Australia.

Table of Contents

Table of Comments, Recommendations, etc.	xv
Table of Abbreviations	xvii
Table of Treaties	xix
Table of Cases	xxiii
A Note on Style and Citation	xxxv
Part I: Introduction
Introduction	3	(30)
Part II: Admissibility under the ICCPR
The 'Ratione Temporis' Rule	33	(8)
The 'Victim' Requirement	41	(17)
Territorial and Jurisdictional Limits	58	(8)
Consideration Under Another International Procedure	66	(8)
Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies	74	(25)
Part III: Civil and Political Rights
Right of Self-determination---Article 1	99	(9)
The Right to Life---Article 6	108	(31)
Freedom from Torture and Rights to Humane Treatment---Articles 7, 10	139	(59)
Miscellaneous Rights---Articles 8, 11, and 16	198	(8)
Freedom from Arbitrary Detention---Article 9	206	(38)
Freedom of Movement---Article 12	244	(24)
Procedural Rights Against Expulsion---Article 13	268	(9)
Right to a Fair Trial---Article 14	277	(63)
Prohibition of Retroactive Criminal Laws---Article 15	340	(8)
Right to Privacy---Article 17	348	(23)
Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion---Article 18	371	(15)
Freedom of Expression---Articles 19, 20	386	(39)
Freedoms of Assembly and Association---Articles 21, 22	425	(17)
Protection of the Family---Article 23	442	(25)
Protection of Children---Article 24	467	(28)
Rights of Political Participation---Article 25	495	(23)
Rights of Non-discrimination---Articles 2(1), 3, and 26	518	(54)
Rights of Minorities---Article 27	572	(27)
Part IV: Alteration of ICCPR Duties
Reservations, Denunciations, Derogations	599	(112)
Addendum
Equality of Rights Between Men and Women: General Comment 28	634	(11)
Appendices
A. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	645	(18)
B. First Optional Protocol to the ICCPR	663	(4)
C. Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR	667	(4)
D. States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	671	(4)
E. States Parties to the First Optional Protocol to the ICCPR	675	(4)
F. States Parties to the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR	679	(2)
G. States which have made the Declaration under Article 41 of the Covenant	681	(2)
H. Members of the Human Rights Committee (Past and Present)	683	(2)
I. Table of Optional Protocol Cases	685	(24)
J. General Comments	709	(2)
Index	711