Against the world : South Africa and human rights at the United Nations 1945-1961 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shearar, Jeremy Brown
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Pretoria : Unisa Press, [2011]
Edition:	1 st ed.
Subjects:	United Nations > South Africa. United Nations > South Africa > History. United Nations. > Charter. Human rights > South Africa. South Africa > Politics and government > 1948-1961.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: 'What we have lost is all the more reason for cherishing what survives'
Quod severis metes: birth of the United Nations
South African Indians
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
International covenants on human rights issues
United Nations surveys of human rights issues
Evolution of human rights at the United Nations
State sovereignty at issue
Apartheid on the agenda
Shadow of Sharpeville
General relations with the United Nations
Concluding observations
Appendix: Selected provisions of the United Nations Charter.