"This second edition has been prepared with some minor modifications and the addition of the European Convention on Torture"--Pref.

Excerpts from the charter of the United Nations -- Universal declaration of human rights -- International covenant on economic, social and cultural rights -- International covenant on civil and political rights -- Optional protocol to the international covenant on civil and political rights -- Second optional protocol aiming at the abolition of the death penalty -- Convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide -- International convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination -- Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women -- Convention relating to the status of refugees -- Protocol relating to the status of refugees -- Convention against torture and other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment -- Convention on the rights of the child -- Declaration on the elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief -- ILO convention concerning indigenous and tribal peoples in independent countries -- Standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners -- African [Banjul] charter on human and peoples' rights -- American convention on human rights -- European convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms and nine protocols -- European social charter -- The Cairo declaration on human rights in Islam -- American declaration of the rights and duties of man -- Conference on security and cooperation in Europe : final act 1975, 1(a) -- European convention on the prevention of torture -- Charter of Paris for a new europe : a new era of democracy, peace and unity.