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Non-discrimination and Equality in the View of the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies
Wouter Vandenhole
出版Intersentia nv, 2005
主題Law / Civil ProcedureLaw / Conflict of LawsLaw / EnvironmentalPolitical Science / Human RightsPolitical Science / Intergovernmental Organizations
ISBN90509550029789050955003
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=FjrMK-1BW38C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Equality 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