Blackstone’s

International Human

Rights Documents

9th edition

edited by

Alison BissetLecturer in Law, University of Reading

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Contents

Editor’s preface to the ninth edition xiiNew to this edition xiiUseful websites xiii

Part I International Instruments 1

1919 Covenant of the League of Nations 11945 Human Rights Clauses of the Charter of the United Nations 21948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime

of Genocide 71948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights 101951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees 131967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees 231966 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms

of Racial Discrimination 251966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 331966 (First) Optional Protocol to the International Covenant

on Civil and Political Rights 451990 Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant

on Civil and Political Rights, Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty 47

1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 49

2008 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 56

1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 61

1999 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 69

1981 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief 73

1984 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 75

2002 Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 84

1986 Declaration on the Right to Development 921989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 952000 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the

Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Confl icts 1082000 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the

Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography 111

2011 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure 117

1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 122

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1992 Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities 147

1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement 1491998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1552000 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Traffi cking in Persons,

Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 198

2006 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2052006 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons

with Disabilities 2222006 International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from

Enforced Disappearance 2242007 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 236

Part II United Nations Procedure for Handling Human Rights

Complaints 244

2006 General Assembly Resolution 60/251: Human Rights Council 2442007 Human Rights Council Resolution 5/1: Institution-building

of the United Nations Human Rights Council 247

Part III Regional Instruments 265

A Europe 265

1950 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as amended by Protocols No. 11 and 14 265

1952 First Protocol 2751963 Fourth Protocol 2761983 Sixth Protocol 2781984 Seventh Protocol 2792000 Twelfth Protocol 2812002 Thirteenth Protocol 2822013 Fifteenth Protocol 2842013 Sixteenth Protocol 2861987 European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and

Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 2881993 First Protocol 2921993 Second Protocol 2931992 European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages 2941995 Framework Convention for the Protection

of National Minorities 3042005 Council of Europe Convention on Action against Traffi cking

in Human Beings 3101961 European Social Charter 3241988 Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter 3351991 Protocol Amending the European Social Charter 3401995 Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter Providing

for a System of Collective Complaints 3431996 European Social Charter (Revised) 346

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B European Union 364

2007 Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union 364

C America 371

1969 American Convention on Human Rights (‘Pact of San José, Costa Rica’) 371

1988 Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (‘Protocol of San Salvador’) 386

1990 Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty 392

1985 Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture 3931994 Inter-American Convention on the Forced Disappearance

of Persons 3971994 Inter-American Convention on the Prevention,

Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women (‘Convention of Belém Do Para’) 401

D Africa 406

1981 African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights 4062008 Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and

Human Rights 4162003 Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’

Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 4281969 OAU Convention Governing the Specifi c Aspects of Refugee

Problems in Africa 4371990 African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 442

E Arab States 453

2004 Arab Charter on Human Rights 453

Part IV United Nations World Conferences on Human Rights

Instruments 464

1968 Proclamation of Teheran 4641993 Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action 466

Index 485

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Alphabetical contents

A African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights 1981 . . . 406Protocol on the Statute of the

African Court of Justice and Human Rights 2008 . . . 416

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003 . . . 428

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990 . . . 442

American Convention on Human Rights (‘Pact of San José, Costa Rica’) 1969 . . . 371Additional Protocol to the American

Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (‘Protocol of San Salvador’) 1988 . . . 386

Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty 1990 . . . 392

Arab Charter on Human Rights 2004 . . . 453C Charter of Fundamental Rights of the

European Union 2007 . . . 364 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel,

Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1984 . . . 75Optional Protocol to the Convention

against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 2002 . . . 84

Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, as amended by Protocols No. 11 and 14 . . . 265First Protocol 1952 . . . 275Fourth Protocol 1963 . . . 276Sixth Protocol 1983 . . . 278Seventh Protocol 1984 . . . 279Twelfth Protocol 2000 . . . 281Thirteenth Protocol 2002 . . . 282Fifteenth Protocol 2013 . . . 284Sixteenth Protocol 2013 . . . 286

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1979 . . . 61Optional Protocol to the Convention

on the Elimination of All Forms

of Discrimination against Women 1999 . . . 69

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide 1948 . . . 7

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006 . . . 205Optional Protocol to the Convention on

the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006 . . . 222

Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees 1951 . . . 13Protocol Relating to the Status of

Refugees 1967 . . . 23 Council of Europe Convention on

Action against Traffi cking in Human Beings 2005 . . . 310

D Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief 1981 . . . 73

Declaration on the Right to Development 1986 . . . 92

Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities 1992 . . . 147

E European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages 1992 . . . 294

European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1987 . . . 288First Protocol 1993 . . . 292Second Protocol 1993 . . . 293

European Social Charter 1961 . . . 324Additional Protocol to the European Social

Charter 1988 . . . 335Protocol Amending the European Social

Charter 1991 . . . 340Additional Protocol to the European

Social Charter Providing for a System of Collective Complaints 1995 . . . 343

European Social Charter (Revised) 1996 . . . 346

F Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities 1995 . . . 304

G General Assembly Resolution 60/251: Human Rights Council 2006 . . . 244

Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement 1998 . . . 149

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ixAlphabetical contents

H Human Rights Clauses of the Charter of the United Nations 1945 . . . 2

Human Rights Council Resolution 5/1: Institution-building of the United Nations Human Rights Council 2007 . . . 247

Human Rights Provisions of the Covenant of the League of Nations 1919 . . . 1

I Inter-American Convention on the Forced Disappearance of Persons 1994 . . . 397

Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women (‘Convention of Belém Do Para’) 1994 . . . 401

Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture 1985 . . . 393

International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006 . . . 224

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1966 . . . 25

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990 . . . 122

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 . . . 33(First) Optional Protocol to the

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 . . . 45

Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty 1990 . . . 47

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1966 . . . 49Optional Protocol to the International

Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 2008 . . . 56

O OAU Convention Governing the Specifi c Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa 1969 . . . 437

P Proclamation of Teheran 1968 . . . 464 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish

Traffi cking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 2000 . . . 198

R Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998 . . . 155

U United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 . . . 95Optional Protocol to the Convention on the

Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Confl icts 2000 . . . 108

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography 2000 . . . 111

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure 2011 . . . 117

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2007 . . . 236

Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 . . . 10

V Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action 1993 . . . 466

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Chronological contents

1919 Human Rights Provisions of the Covenant of the League of Nations . . . 1

1945 Human Rights Clauses of the Charter of the United Nations . . . 2

1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide . . . 7

Universal Declaration of Human Rights . . . 10

1950 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as amended by Protocols No. 11 and 14 . . . 265

First Protocol 1952 . . . 275 Fourth Protocol 1963 . . . 276 Sixth Protocol 1983 . . . 278 Seventh Protocol 1984 . . . 279 Twelfth Protocol 2000 . . . 281 Thirteenth Protocol 2002 . . . 282 Fifteenth Protocol 2013 . . . 284 Sixteenth Protocol 2013 . . . 2861951 Convention Relating to the Status of

Refugees . . . 13 Protocol Relating to the Status of

Refugees 1967 . . . 231961 European Social Charter . . . 324 Additional Protocol to the European

Social Charter 1988 . . . 335 Protocol Amending the European Social

Charter 1991 . . . 340 Additional Protocol to the European

Social Charter Providing for a System of Collective Complaints 1995 . . . 343

European Social Charter (Revised) 1996 . . . 346

1966 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination . . . 25

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights . . . 33

(First) Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 . . . 45

Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty 1990 . . . 47

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights . . . 49

Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 2008 . . . 56

1968 Proclamation of Teheran . . . 4641969 American Convention on Human Rights

(‘Pact of San José, Costa Rica’) . . . 371 Additional Protocol to the American

Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (‘Protocol of San Salvador’) 1988 . . . 386

Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty 1990 . . . 392

OAU Convention Governing the Specifi c Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa . . . 437

1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women . . . 61

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1999 . . . 69

1981 African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights . . . 406

Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights 2008 . . . 416

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003 . . . 428

Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief . . . 73

1984 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment . . . 75

Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 2002 . . . 84

1985 Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture . . . 393

1986 Declaration on the Right to Development . . . 92

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xi Chronological contents

1987 European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment . . . 288

First Protocol 1993 . . . 292 Second Protocol 1993 . . . 2931989 United Nations Convention on the

Rights of the Child . . . 95 Optional Protocol to the

Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Confl icts 2000 . . . 108

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography 2000 . . . 111

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure 2011 . . . 117

1990 African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child . . . 442

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families . . . 122

1992 Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities . . . 147

European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages . . . 294

1993 Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action . . . 466

1994 Inter-American Convention on the Forced Disappearance of Persons . . . 397

Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women (‘Convention of Belém Do Para’) . . . 401

1995 Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities . . . 304

1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. . . 149

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court . . . 155

2000 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Traffi cking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime . . . 198

2004 Arab Charter on Human Rights . . . 4532005 Council of Europe Convention on Action

against Traffi cking in Human Beings . . . 3102006 Convention on the Rights of Persons with

Disabilities . . . 205 Optional Protocol to the Convention on

the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006 . . . 222

General Assembly Resolution 60/251: Human Rights Council . . . 244

International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance . . . 224

2007 Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union . . . 364

Human Rights Council Resolution 5/1: Institution-building of the United Nations Human Rights Council . . . 247

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples . . . 236

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