INTRODUCTION 1
Ⅰ.MINORITY PROTECTION AFTER WORLD WAR Ⅰ 14
1.The Omission of Articles on Minorities and Religious and Racial Equality from the League of Nations Covenant 14
2.The Protection of Minorities under the League 20
Ⅱ.MINORITIES AND THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS GUARANTEE 27
1.The League Guarantee in Operation 27
2.Disillusionment with the League System and Proposals for the Future 33
Ⅲ.THE POST-WORLD WAR Ⅱ PEACE TREATIES 46
Ⅳ.DEVELOPMENTS UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS 52
1.The Equality of Individuals under the United Nations Charter 52
2.The Inclusion of References to the Prevention of Discrimination and the Protection of Minorities in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 62
Ⅴ.THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANS 72
1.The Sub-Commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and the Protection of Minorities 72
2.The Meaning of 'Prevention of Discrimination' and 'Protection of Minorities' 82
Ⅵ.INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF DISCRIMINATION 88
1.Racial Discrimination in Non-Self-Governing and Trust Territories 88
2.The Studies Undertaken by the Sub-Commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and the Protection of Minorities.The Work of Non-Governmental Organizations and United Nations Seminars 94
Ⅶ.THE CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS (1) 102
1.Conventions or Recommendations 102
2.Genocide 105
3.Apartheid 112
4.Slavery 116
5.Religious Belief:The Neglected Discrimination 121
Ⅷ.THE CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS (2) 124
1.The Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention,1958 124
2.The Convention on Discrimination in Education,1960 128
Ⅸ.THE CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS (3) 136
1.The Covenants on Human Rights,1966 136
2.The Racial Discrimination Convention 152
Ⅹ.THE CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS (4) EQUALITY OF THE SEXES 166
1.Equal Treatment and Remuneration for Women 166
(a) ILO Convention no.100 166
(b) European Economic Community Legislation 168
2.The Political Rights of Women 178
3.The Covenants on Human Rights,1966,and the 1967 Declaration 182
4.The 1980 Convention 186
Ⅺ.EQUALITY IN THE TREATMENT OF ALIENS 194
Ⅻ.THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 204
1.The Principle of Non-Discrimination 204
2.The Jurisprudence of the European Commission and Court of Human Rights 214
3.Supplementary Proposals 223
ⅩⅢ.EQUAL PROTECTION IN THE UNITED STATES AND INDIA 228
1.The United States 228
2.India 248
ⅩⅣ.THE SOUTH WEST AFRICA CASES AND THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY 258
ⅩⅤ.NON-DISCRIMINATION AS A LEGAL PRINCIPLE 264
1.Standards 264
2.Norms 271
3.The Equality of Individuals as a Jus Cogens Principle 277
ⅩⅥ.CONCLUSIONS 285
ANNEX Ⅰ.International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,1965 289
ANNEX Ⅱ.(a) Articles concerned with Equality and NonDiscrimination in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,1966 303
(b) Articles concerned with Equality and NonDiscrimination in the International Covenant on Economic,Social,and Cultural Rights,1966 307
ANNEX Ⅲ.The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,1980 309
INDEX OF CASES 323
GENERAL INDEX 329