Group Rights and Discrimination in International Law
by Natan Lerner
Deteriorating race relations, group hatred, disregard of the collective
aspirations of religious, ethnic or cultural minorities, genocide,
apartheid, anti-Semitism lay at the roots of the greatest tragedies of our
time and are still a source of internal and international conflict. Group
Rights and Discrimination in International Law studies, in one condensed
volume, this wide range of problems, from the perspective of modern human
rights law, with special emphasis on racism and religious intolerance.
Also dealt with are measures adopted, or to be taken, for the protection of
specific groups, including indigenous populations and migrant workers, as
well as the present situation regarding the conventions against genocide,
discrimination in education and labor, and the steps and declarations for
the strengthening of group identity and their advancement. Special areas
such as slavery, affirmative action, and modern models to preserve the
collective personality are also discussed.
1991, 192 pp.
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