David Keane - Caste-based Discrimination in International Human Rights Law

CASTE-BASED DISCRIMINATION IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

To Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (18931956)

DAVID KEANE

Brunei University, UK

First published 2007 by Ashgate Publishing

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

Keane, David

Caste-based discrimination in international human rights
law
1. Human rights - Religious aspects - Hinduism 2. Caste
Law and legislation 3. Caste - India
I. Title
341.485

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Keane, David, 1978

Caste-based discrimination in international human rights law / by David Keane.

p. cm.

Includes index.

ISBN 978-0-7546-7172-5

1. Race discrimination--Law and legislation. 2. Race discrimination--Law and
legislation --India. I. Title.

K3242.K43 2007

342.54087--dc22

2007009698

ISBN 13: 978-0-754-67172-5 (hbk)

Treaties and Declarations

Charter of the United Nations

59 Stat. 1031, T.S. 993, 3 Bevans 1153, 24 October 1945

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III), 10 December 1948

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (No. 111) concerning Discrimination in respect of Employment and Occupation (1958), adopted by the General Conference of the International Labour Organization (42nd session)

Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity

754 U.N.T.S. 74 (1970)

International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid

13 I.L.M. 50, UN Doc. A/9030 (1973)

Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

UN Doc. A/6316 (1966), General Assembly Resolution 2200A (XXI) (1976)

Draft Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Commission on Human Rights, 1950

UN Doc. E/CN.4/SR.175 (1950)

Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

UN Doc. A/6316 (1966), General Assembly Resolution 2200A (XXI)

Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, Relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts

1125 U.N.T.S. 3, 42 (1977)

World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, Geneva

UN Doc. A/33/18 (1978)

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties

115 U.N.T.S. 331, 8 I.L.M. 679 (1980)

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

UN Doc. A/34/46, 34 UN GAOR Supp. (No.46) (1981)

Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief

UN Doc. A/36/51, General Assembly Resolution 36/55 (1981)

Convention on the Rights of the Child

UN Doc. A/44/49, 44 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 167 (1990)

Report of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance

A/CONF. 189/12 (2002)

International Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1963

Preparation of a draft declaration and a draft convention on the elimination of all forms of religious intolerance

UN Doc. A/5217, General Assembly resolution 1781 (XVII) (1962)

The United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1963

Y.U.N. 1964, 346, General Assembly Resolution 1904 (XVIII)

International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) 1965 and Travaux Prparatoires

Report of the 16th session of the Sub-Commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities (13-31 January 1964), UN Doc. E/CN.4/873

Report of the 20th Session of the Commission on Human Rights (17 February-18 March 1964), Economic and Social Council Official Records, UN Doc. E/3873

Report of the 20th session of the Third Committee of the General Assembly of the United Nations (11 October-15 December 1965), Agenda Item 58, UN Doc. A/6181

General Assembly Plenary Meeting, 21 December 1965, UN Doc. A/PV.1406

The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1965

660 U.N.T.S. 195, General Assembly Resolution 2106 A (XX)

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

General Recommendations:

General Recommendation I: States Parties Obligations (1972)

General Recommendation IV: On the Demographic Composition of the Population, UN Doc. A/9018

General Recommendation VII: Legislation to Eradicate Racial Discrimination (1985) UN Doc. A/40/18

General Recommendation VIII: Identification with a Particular Racial or Ethnic Group (1990), UN Doc. A/45/18

General Recommendation XI: Non-Citizens (1993), UN Doc. A/46/18

General Recommendation XIV: Definition of Discrimination (1993), UN Doc. A/48/18

General Recommendation XV, Organized Violence based on Ethnic Origin (1995), UN Doc. A/48/18

General Recommendation IXX: Racial Segregation and Apartheid, UN Doc. A/50/18

General Recommendation XXIV: Reporting of Persons belonging to Different Races, National/Ethnic Groups, or Indigenous Peoples (1999), UN Doc. A/54/18

General Recommendation XXIX: Descent-based Discrimination (2002), UN Doc. A/57/18

General Recommendation XXX: Discrimination against Non-Citizens (2005), CERD/C/64/Misc.11/rev.3 (2004)

Select State Reports

CERD/C/IND/19 (2006), Periodic Report - India

CERD/C/299/Add.3 (1996), Periodic Report - India

CERD/C/304/Add.13 (1996), Concluding Observations - India

CERD/C/298/Add.1 (1997), Periodic Report - Nepal

CERD/C/304/Add.61 (1998), Concluding Observations - Nepal

CERD/C/337/Add.4 (1999), Periodic Report - Nepal

CERD/C/304/Add.l08 (2001), Concluding Observations - Nepal

CERD/C/58/Misc.17/Rev.3 (2001), Concluding Observations - Japan

CERD/C/58/Misc.26/Rev.3 (200l), Concluding Observations - Bangladesh