《GUIDE TO INTENATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICE》

PART Ⅰ Preliminary Considerations3

1 An Overview of International Human Rights Law3

2 Strategies for Selecting and Pursuing International Human Rights Matters20

3 Protection of Human Rights through the United Nations System46

PART Ⅱ International Procedures for Making Human Rights Complaints59

4 Individual Complaint Machinery under the United Nations 1503 Procedure and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights59

5 Human Rights Complaint Procedures of the International Labor Organization74

6 The Complaint Procedure of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)94

7 The Individual Petition Procedure of the Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights108

8 Practice and Procedure on Individual Applications under the European Convention on Human Rights133

9 The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights: Prospects and Procedures153

PART Ⅲ Other Techniques and Forums for Protecting Rights165

10 International Reporting Procedures165

11 Direct Intervention at the UN: NGO Participation in the Commission on Human Rights and Its Sub-Commission186

12 Quasi-Legal Standards and Guidelines for Protecting Human Rights of Detained Persons200

PART Ⅳ Domestic or National Remedies223

13 The Role of Domestic Courts in Enforcing International Human Rights Law223

14 Domestic and International Protection of Refugees248

15 Domestic Human Rights Advocacy: Strategies for Influencing Governmental Policy270

APPENDIXES282

A Bibliographic Note282

B Checklist to Help Select the Most Appropriate Forum288

C Model Communication291

D Addresses of Intergovernmental Organizations to Which Human Rights Complaints or Communications Should Be Sent295

E Ratifications of Selected Human Rights Instruments297

F Membership of Individual Expert Bodies302

Contributors307