Group Rights and Discrimination in International Law

Abstract

2nd ed. Part I: group rights and discrimination -- Historical overview: from protection of minorities to group rights -- The meaning of group rights and discrimination in international law -- Part II: the main grounds for discrimination -- Racism and racial discrimination: the UN Convention -- Intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief -- The UN Declaration of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion and Belief -- Part II: the protection of specific groups -- Indigenous populations -- The Apartheid Convention and the change in South Africa -- Anti-semitism and international law -- Special situations related to group membership: migrant groups; slavery -- Part IV: the protection of specific rights -- The right to existence: the Genocide Convention -- "Ethnic Cleansing" -- Group libel -- Education: the UNESCO Convention -- Labor: the ILO Conventions -- Identity of the group: the UNESCO Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice -- Advancing the group: affirmative action.