The Human Rights Committee: Its Role in the Development of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Oxford Monographs in International Law)

Dominic McGoldrick

ISBN 10: 0198252781 / ISBN 13: 9780198252788

Published by Clarendon Press, 1991

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lxvi, 576 pages ; 23 cm. Summary:Analyses the institutional characteristics of the Committee, how it has developed its practices and procedures under the Covenant and the Optional Protocol, and discusses the jurisprudence of the Committee under selected key articles of the Covenant.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Human Rights Committee: Its Role in the Development of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Oxford Monographs in International Law)
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198252781
• ISBN 13: 9780198252788
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • International Relations
  • Law

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Synopsis

This book provides a careful and close analysis of the power and function of the newest United Nations Human Rights Committee. Vested with wide-ranging power, the committee has developed a large body of case-law to complement the activities of other United Nations organizations. This is the first in-depth study of the practices and procedures of this highly important facet of the United Nations.

About the Author

Dominic McGoldrick is at University of Liverpool.