Human rights now occupy a key place in international law and international relations. Nearly 100 states have accepted the United Nations Covenants of 1966; regional systems of human rights are in operation in Europe, Africa and Latin America; and organisations such as the ILO and Unesco have their own instruments and procedures. Human Rights in the World explains what the current guarantees of human rights are and how they work. Substantially rewritten and updated to take into account the ending of the Cold War, this new edition includes such issues as the War Crimes Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the role of the UN Commissioner for Human Rights. Authoritative, comprehensive and up-to-date, the book is an invaluable source of reference for students, scholars and practitioners.

Now available as an ebook for the first time, the fourth edition of this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the most advanced international human rights system in the world – the European Convention on Human Rights. Full account is taken of developments to the Convention case law and the supervisory arrangements in the form of Protocol No. 11, together with relevant developments outside Strasbourg, including the human rights aspects of the EU and the Organisation for Cooperation and Security in Europe (OSCE). Reviews the new European Court of Human Rights, set up in 1998, and contrasts it with the original arrangements for supervising the Convention. Examines the relations between the Convention and other human rights arrangements, such as the OSCE and the European Social Charter. A valuable title in the Melland Schill Studies in International Law series.

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe by a Re solution of 6th February I958, authorised the publication of a Year book of the European Convention on Human Rights. The present Volume of the Year book is the sixth in the series. The Yearbook, being prepared by the Directorate of Human Rights of the Council of Europe, does not involve the responsibility either of the European Commission or of the European Court of Human Rights. In particular, the summaries of the decisions of the Commission cannot be quoted against the actual texts of these decisions. A.H. ROBERTSON Head of the Directorate of Human Rights Preface Par sa Resolution du 6 fevrier I958, le Comite des Ministres du Conseil de!'Europe a autorise la publication d'un Annuaire de la Convention europeenne des Droits de l'Homme. Le present Volume de 1' Annuaire est le sixieme de la serie. Redige par la Direction des Droits de!'Homme du Conseil de!'Europe, 1' Annuaire n' engage ni la Commission ni la Cour europeen nes des Droits de!'Homme. En particulier, les sommaires des decisions de la Commission ne peuvent ~tre cites a 1' encontre du texte m~me de ces decisions.