Egan, Suzanne. <br/><br/>
The United Nations human rights treaty system :  law and procedure / 
 UN Human Rights Treaty Sytem 
by Suzanne Egan. 
 - Haywards Heath :  Bloomsbury Professional,  c2011. 
 - xliii, 506 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Pt. 1. The foundations of the UN Human Rights Treaty System -- ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. The United Nations and Human Rights: Institutions and structure -- ch. 3. United Nations Human Rights Treaties -- pt. 2. Reporting and investigating procedures -- ch. 4. Periodic reporting procedures -- ch. 5. Inquiry procedures -- ch. 6. Preventive mechanisms -- pt. 3. Individual complaint procedures -- ch. 7. Optional protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights -- ch. 8. Article 14 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All forms of racial discrimination -- ch. 9. Article 22 of the United Nations Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment -- ch.10. Optional protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against women -- ch. 11. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities -- ch. 12. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrants Workers and their families -- ch. 13. Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economics, Social and Cultural Rights -- ch. 14. International Convention for the protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearances -- ch. 15. Draft Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child -- pt. 4. Proposals for Reform -- ch. 16. Reform of the UN Human Rights Treaty System. 
<br/><br/> Starting with an introduction to the development & nature of international human rights law, this book is then split into three parts: Part 1 covers the United Nations & human rights; Part 2 covers the Council of Europe & the European Convention of Human Rights; & Part 3 examines the evolving human rights agenda. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781847661098 (pbk.) :  No price 9781847661098 (Paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United Nations.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Human rights.<br/>Law.<br/>Public international law: human rights
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>K3240 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>341.48 EGA