The UN Human Rights Treaty System: Law and Procedure

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The UN Human Rights Treaty System: Law and Procedure examines the core UN human rights treaties that form the framework of international human rights law.

This book describes the development of each treaty, along with the substantive rights enshrined in them, and analyses the nature and functions of their respective monitoring bodies. Topics discussed include periodic reporting procedures, investigative procedures and individual complaint procedures, with supporting case law analysed in great detail.

This practical and indispensable reference resource:
- Guides you through the structure of each of the core UN human rights treaties, explaining both the substance of the rights and the various procedures which may be drawn upon to implement those rights
- Explains in detail how each of these procedures may be accessed, as well as critiquing their operation in practice
- Covers a wide number of areas including civil and political rights generally, racial and gender-based discrimination and the prohibition against torture
- Discusses proposals for reform of the UN human rights treaty monitoring system and the implications of these reforms

The UN Human Rights Treaty System: Law and Procedure has been written for practitioners and students of human rights law in the UK, Ireland and abroad. Government bodies, non-governmental organisations, national human rights institutions and charities will also find this a great resource.

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This book constitutes an extremely useful discussion of the UN human rights treaty system and should provide a very beneficial resources to students and practitioners seeking to understand the sources and operation of international human rights law. -- Ronagh McQuigg, Queens University Belfast * Irish Jurist *

Author Bio

Suzanne Egan has been a lecturer in International and European Human Rights Law at the Faculty of Law in University College Dublin since 1992. She is a qualified barrister and holds a Master of Laws Degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto. Prior to lecturing at UCD, she was the Legal Supervisor of an independent research centre on refugee law and policy in Canada (1989-1991) and a Research Assistant at the Law Reform Commission in Ireland (1991-1992). She is a former member of the Executive Committee of the Irish Refugee Council. She has published widely in the area of human rights, particularly with regard to refugee law and policy and has engaged in human rights training for various non-governmental organisations, the Council of Europe as well as members of the legal profession. Suzanne has been a Commissioner on the Irish Human Rights Commission since 2001.