Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-247) and index.

Preliminary Material -- The Preparation of the Convention -- Scope and Significance of the Convention -- The Preamble -- Substantive Articles -- Substantive Articles not Incorporated in the Convention -- Measures of Implementation -- Final Clauses—Reservations -- Rules of Procedure and Guidelines for Reporting -- The Reporting System -- Article 15 and the Practice of the Committee -- Occupied or de facto Controlled Territories -- Relationship with the u.n. General Assembly and other Bodies -- Composition of the Committee -- Status of the Convention -- At the National Level -- At the International Level -- Conclusions: A Decade After -- International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimation -- United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination -- unesco Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice -- Status of the Convention -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

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The universal feeling that discrimination and intolerance based on race. religion or beliefs have to be confronted by the international community led to the adoption, half a century ago, of the international convention to which this book is devoted, one of the most ratified treaties. The book comments on the contents of the Convention and its impact on anti-racist and anti-bias legislation and jurisprudence, as well as its influence on, and applicability to other international texts. In an Introduction to this reprint, the author updates the status of the Convention, summarizes the work of CERD, the implementation body of the Convention, and discusses its relevance to general human rights, particularly the area of religious intolerance, and some difficult issues such as the possible clash with other fundamental freedoms.