Racial Discrimination and Human Rights in the Global Context: The International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination

Dixon, K. (2010). Racial Discrimination and Human Rights in the Global Context: The International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination. Sociology Compass, 4, 789-799. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-9020.2010.00315.x

Abstract

This essay will discuss racism and racial discrimination by locating them within a context of international human rights. It is argued that conceptually racism and racial discrimination within an international human rights paradigm sharpens our understanding of these concepts from both a global and regional vantage point. The main idea is to provide a thematic and procedural overview of key international human rights instruments that address racial discrimination. It will situate racial discrimination in the context of international human rights and provide a critical discussion focused on the International Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) and other human rights instruments that address racial discrimination.