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

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

• ISBN13: 9780199258079
• ISBN10: 0199258074
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-06-03
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is the most important human rights treaty in the world. Now fully updated and in its second edition, this book provides a comprehensive collation and analysis of the jurisprudence of the Human Rights Committee, the monitoring body established under the ICCPR. Presented in a clear and illuminating manner, this book will be of use to the judiciary, human rights practitioners, human rights activists, government institutions, academics, and students alike.

Author Biography

Sarah Joseph is Senior Lecturer at Monash University and Associate Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law. Jenny Schultz is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria and the High Court of Australia, and Senior Lecturer in the Monash University Faculty of Law. Melissa Castan is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria and the High Court of Australia, and Senior Lecturer in the Monash University Faculty of Law.

Table of Contents

Table of Cases	xix
Table of Treaties	xliii
Table of Comments, Recommendations, etc., of the Various International Committees which Deal with Human Rights	liii
Table of Abbreviations	lvii
A Note on Style and Citation	lix
Part I: Introduction
Introduction	3	(52)
Part II: Admissibility Under the ICCPR
The `Ratione Temporis' Rule	55	(9)
The `Victim' Requirement	64	(19)
Territorial and Jurisdictional Limits	83	(14)
Consideration Under Another International Procedure	97	(8)
Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies	105	(36)
Part III: Civil and Political Rights
Right of Self-determination---Article 1	141	(13)
The Right to Life---Article 6	154	(40)
Freedom from Torture and Rights to Humane Treatment---Articles 7 and 10	194	(100)
Miscellaneous Rights---Articles 8, 11, and 16	294	(9)
Freedom from Arbitrary Detention---Article 9	303	(45)
Freedom of Movement---Article 12	348	(29)
Procedural Rights Against Expulsion---Article 13	377	(11)
Right to a Fair Trial---Article 14	388	(74)
Prohibition of Retroactive Criminal Laws---Article 15	462	(14)
Right to Privacy---Article 17	476	(25)
Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion---Article 18	501	(16)
Freedom of Expression---Articles 19 and 20	517	(51)
Freedoms of Assembly and Association---Articles 21 and 22	568	(17)
Protection of the Family---Article 23	585	(37)
Protection of Children---Article 24	622	(28)
Rights of Political Participation---Article 25	650	(29)
Rights of Non-discrimination---Articles 2(1), 3, and 26	679	(73)
Minority Rights---Article 27	752	(45)
Part IV: Alteration of ICCPR Duties
Reservations, Denunciations, Succession, and Derogations	797	(110)
Appendices
A. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	837	(18)
B. First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	855	(4)
C. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty	859	(4)
D. States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	863	(4)
E. States Parties to the First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	867	(4)
F. States Parties to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	871	(2)
G. States which have made the Declaration under Article 41 of the Covenant	873	(2)
H. Members of the Human Rights Committee (Past and Present)	875	(2)
I. Optional Protocol Cases	877	(28)
J. General Comments of the Human Rights Committee	905	(2)
Index	907