Non-discrimination and Equality in the View of the UN Human Rights Treaty BodiesEquality is without any doubt one of the central principles of human rights law. Non-discrimination and equality feature prominently in most of the UN core human rights treaties. But do the human rights treaty bodies understand these principles by and large in a similar way? Do they recognize the same grounds of discrimination? Have largely similar obligations been derived from the principles of equality and non-discrimination? How is gender-based discrimination treated? These and many other questions are addressed in this work. For the first time, all UN Committees decisions on non-discrimination and equality general comments/recommendations, concluding comments/observations, as well as views/opinions in individual complaints procedures are comprehensively and comparatively reviewed. Each Committee is thoroughly examined. Also, convergence and divergence, communality and particularity among the Committees is scrutinized. This book may be useful for scholars and practioners who ne |
Contents
CHAPTER I | 5 |
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination | 24 |
To Promote | 33 |
B The Committees | 36 |
a The Obligation To Respect | 43 |
213 | 80 |
Conclusions | 83 |
123 | 87 |
Conclusions | 183 |
B The Committees | 190 |
ii | 257 |
5 | 272 |
C | 286 |
GENERAL CONCLUSIONS | 289 |
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affirmative action Algeria article 26 Austria CCPR CEDAW CEDAW Committee CERD CESCR Committee China citizens Committee's Communication concluding observations Convention Costa Rica CRC Committee Croatia Cultural Rights Czech Republic definition of discrimination differential treatment disability discri discrimination against women discrimination based discriminatory Dominican Republic e.g. UN Doc economic eliminate enjoyment ensure Estonia ethnic origin explicitly expressed concern facto discrimination facto equality Finland Forms of Discrimination Gabon gender discrimination grounds of discrimination Guatemala Human Rights Treaty Ibid ICERD India indigenous indirect discrimination Ireland issue Italy Japan Korea Kyrgyzstan legislation minorities Morocco multiple discrimination Namibia Nepal Netherlands Non-Discrimination and Equality obligation para Paraguay paras particular parties persons political priority concern prohibited grounds protect racial discrimination Recommendation regard Rights Treaty Bodies Romania Russian Federation Schultz and Castan Slovakia Slovenia Social and Cultural status Suriname temporary special measures tion Ukraine UN Doc United Kingdom violence Yemen Zambia