Edited by Tad Stahnke and J. Paul Martin
Center for the Study of Human Rights
Columbia University
1998
ISBN 1-881482-04-9
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- Arcot Krishnaswami: Study of Discrimination in the Matter of Religion
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966)
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
- Optional Protocal to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
- General Comment No. 18 (37) on Non-Discrimination (1989)
- General Comment No. 22 (48) on Article 18 (1993)
- General Comment No. 11 (19) on Article 20 (1983)
- General Comment No. 23 (50) on Article 27 (1994)
- United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief (1981)
- Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)
- UNESCO Convention Against Discrimination in Education [Selections] (1960)
- International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination [Selections] (1965)
Note: The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) [Selections] (1979)
Note: The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women - CEDAW General Recommendation 21 on Equality in Marriage and Family Relations [Selections] (1994)
- Convention on the Rights of the Child [Selections] (1989)
Note: The Committee on the Rights of the Child - Draft United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [Selections] (1994)
Note: The Rights of Indigenous Peoples - European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the First Protocol [Selections] (1950)
- American Convention on Human Rights [Selections] (1969)
- African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights [Selections] (1981)
- Helsinki Final Act 1975 1(a) [Selections] (1975)
- Concluding Document of the Vienna Meeting of Representatives of the Participating States of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe [Selections] (1986)
- Document of the Copenhagen Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension [Selections] (1990)
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (1993)
- Council of Europe: Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (1995)
- Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Document on the Copenhagen Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension [Selections] (1990)
- Report of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe on the Meeting of Experts on National Minorities(1991)
- The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam (The Organization of the Islamic Conference) (1990)
- A Bill Establishing a Provision for Teachers of the Christian Religion (The United States of American) (1784)
- James Madison: Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments (The United States of American (1785)
- Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (The United States of American) (1786)
- Document 19: The Basic Viewpoint and Policy on the Religious Question During Our Country's Socialist Period [Selections] (The People's Republic of China) (1982)
- Manifesto on Religious Freedom (The Baptist World Alliance) (1947)
- Declaration on Religious Liberty (The World Council of Churches) (1948)
- Declaration on Religious Freedom ? Dignitatis Humanae (The Catholic Church) (1965)
- Fundamental Agreement Between the Holy See and the State of Israel (1993)
- Agreement Between the Italian Republic and the Holy See (1984)
- Agreements Between the Spanish State and the Holy See [Selections] (1976, 1979)
- Religious Liberty Law of 5 July 1980
- Cooperation Agreement Between the Spanish State and the Islamic Commission of Spain (1992)
INTRODUCTION: UNITED NATIONS REPORTS
PART I
THE INTERNATIONAL BILL OF RIGHTS
PART II
THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF HUMAN RIGHTS RELATED TO RELIGION AND BELIEF
THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE
THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF INTOLERANCE AND OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION OR BELIEF
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTS: SELECTED PROVISIONS ON RIGHTS RELATED TO RELIGION AND BELIEF
PART III
DOCUMENTS ON THE RIGHTS OF RELIGIOUS MINORITIES
PART IV
SELECTED GOVERNMENT AND RELIGIOUS DOCUMENTS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
THE ORGANIZATIONS OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
THE BAPTIST WORLD ALLIANCE
THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
PART V
SELECTED DOCUMENTS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: THE HOLY SEE
THE EXAMPLE OF SPAIN