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affirmative action
Action taken by a government or private institution to make up for past discrimination in education, work, or promotion on the basis of gender, race, ethnic origin, religion, or disability.
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civil and political rights
The rights of citizens to liberty and equality; sometimes referred to as first generation rights. Civil rights include freedom to worship, to think and express oneself, to vote, to take part in politi [..]
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codification
The process of bringing customary international law to written form.
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collective rights
The rights of groups to protect their interests and identities.
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commission on human rights
Body formed by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the UN to deal with human rights; one of the first and most important international human rights bodies.
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convention
Binding agreement between states; used synonymously with Treaty and Covenant. Conventions are stronger than Declarations because they are legally binding for governments that have signed them. When th [..]
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convention on the rights of the child
Convention setting forth a full spectrum of civil, cultural, economic, social, and political rights for children.
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covenant
Binding agreement between states; used synonymously with Convention and Treaty. The major international human rights covenants, both passed in 1966, are the International Covenant on Civil and Politic [..]
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customary international law
Law that becomes binding on states although it is not written, but rather adhered to out of custom; when enough states have begun to behave as though something is law, it becomes law "by use& [..]
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