Human Rights and Justice: International Documents

U.C. Jha

ISBN 10: 9380177321 / ISBN 13: 9789380177328

Published by Vij Books, 2010

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Contents Preface I Human Rights and Justice An Introduction 1 The United Nations 2 Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 3 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 4 International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights 1966 5 Three Generations of Human Rights 6 Justice II Administration of Justice Officials 7 Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary 1985 8 The Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct 2002 9 Guidelines on the Role of Persecutors 1990 10 Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials 1979 11 Basic Principles on the Use of force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials 1990 12 Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers 1990 III Prisoners 13 Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners 1977 14 Body of Principles for all persons under any form of Detention or Imprisonment 1988 15 Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures 1990 IV Children 16 Declaration of the Rights of Child 1959 17 Convention on the Rights of Child CRC 1989 18 Optional Protocol to CRC 2000 19 UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice 1985 20 Declaration on social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children Foster Placement and Adoption 1986 21 UN Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty 1990 22 UN Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency 1990 23 Guidelines for Action on Children in the Criminal Justice system 1997 24 Guidelines on Justice Matters Involving child Victims and Witnesses of Crime 2005 V Women 25 General 26 Declaration on the elimination of Discrimination Against Women 1967 27 Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict 1974 28 The Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women 1979 29 Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Their Families 1990 30 Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women 1993 31 Protocol to Prevent Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons especially Women and Children 2003 VI Disabled Persons 32 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006 VII Apartheid Racial Discrimination and Slavery 33 Slavery Convention 1926 34 Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination 1965 35 Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid 1973 VIII Torture and Enforced Disappearance 36 Convention against Torture and other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1984 37 Principles of Medical Ethics Relevant to the Role of Health Personnel Particularly Physicians in the Protection of Prisoners and Detainees Against Torture and other cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1982 38 Principles on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 2000 39 Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 1992 40 Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006 41 Secret Detention IX Summary Execution and Death Penalty 42 Safeguards Guaranteeing Protection of the Rights of those Facing the Death Penalty 1984 43 Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal Arbitrary and Summary Executions 1989 44 United Nations Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal Arbitrary and Summary Executions 1991 X International Humanitarian Law 45 The Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 46 The Geneva Convention II of 12 August 1949  47 The Geneva Convention III of 12 August 1949 48 The Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949 49 The 1977 Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 50 The 1977 Protocol II Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 XI International Criminal Court 51 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 2002 52 Rome Statute Rules of Procedure and Evidence 2002 53 International Criminal Court Code of Judicial Ethics 2005 54 P.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Human Rights and Justice: International Documents
• Publisher: Vij Books
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9380177321
• ISBN 13: 9789380177328
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

A series of international human rights treaties and other instruments adopted since 1945 have conferred legal status on inherent human rights and developed the body of international human rights law. However, human rights violations are a fact of life in all countries, though to differing degrees. These violations involve all kinds of rights: civil, cultural, social, economic, and political. Access to justice is a basic human right, as well as an indispensable means of combating poverty and preventing and resolving conflict. Access to justice means much more than improving an individual's access to courts. It is about ensuring that legal and judicial outcomes are just and equitable and that systems work in practice for the poor and disadvantaged, who tend to get victimized by corrupt or indifferent officials, without having a reasonable chance to seek legal remedies for their grievances. This book contains 62 international documents dealing with human rights and the administration of justice under one cover. The chapters have been so organized as to provide easy reference based on the status of the victim. This handy reference is a must for members of the armed forces and police, legal fraternity, NGOs, human rights activists, academicians and researchers.