| International Action Against Racial Discrimination Contributor(s): Banton, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198280610 ISBN-13: 9780198280613 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1996 Annotation: This is the first book to provide an inside account of how a United Nations human rights treaty body actually works. At the same time it is an introduction to the international law of racial discrimination. The book focuses on the practical operation and implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, emphasising throughout the relationship between the law and politics. The book takes account of current issues in international race relations - from the process of dismantling apartheid in South Africa, to recent horrors and genocide in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. Michael Banton's latest work will be crucial reading for anyone interested in eliminating racial discrimination on an international level. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 320.512 |
| LCCN: 95047057 |
| Lexile Measure: 1440 |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 5.71" W x 8.81" (1.46 lbs) 378 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An introduction to the international law of racial discrimination, this book is the first to provide an inside account of how a United Nations human rights treaty body actually works. At the same time, it is an introduction to the international law of racial discrimination. The book focuses on the practical operation and implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, emphasizing throughout the relationship between law and politics. |