The Human Rights Committee

Its Role in the Development of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

• Author(s): Dominic McGoldrick,
• Publisher: Clarendon
• Pages: 576
• ISBN_10: 0198252781
  ISBN_13: 9780198252788
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General , Political Science / Human Rights , Political Science / Intergovernmental Organizations , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social ,

Description:... 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.