The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Now in its third edition this book is the authoritative text on one of the world''s most important human rights treaties the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Covenant is of universal relevance. Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1966 and in force from 1976 it commits the signatories and parties to respect the civil and political freedoms and rights of individuals. Monitored by the UN Human Rights Committee the Covenant ratified by the majority of UN member states.The book meticulously extracts and analyzes the jurisprudence over nearly forty years of the UN Human Rights Committee on each of the various ICCPR rights including the right to life the right to freedom from torture the right of freedom of religion the right of freedom of expression and the right to privacy as well as admissibility criteria under the First Optional Protocol. Key miscellaneous issues such as reservations derogations and denunciations are also thoroughly assessedprehensively indexed and cross-referenced this book offers elegant and straight-forward access to the jurisprudence of the Human Rights Committee and other UN human rights treaty bodies. Presented in a clear and illuminating manner it will be of use to the judiciary human rights practitioners human rights activists government institutions academics and students alike.