The International Legal Order's Colour Line

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William A. Schabas is professor of International Law at Middlesex University London and distinguished visiting faculty at Sciences Po in Paris. He further holds the titles of professor emeritus at Leiden University and University of Galway. He is honorary chairman of the Irish Centre for Human Rights, and was a member of Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2002-2004), chairman of Human Rights Council fact-finding commission on the Gaza conflict (2014-2015), and prepared quinquennial reports on the death penalty for the United Nations Secretary-General in 2020, 2015, and 2010. He is also an Officer of the Order of Canada, a member of Royal Irish Academy, and holds several honorary doctorates.

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The International Legal Order's Colour Line charts the development of regulation on racism and racial discrimination in international law. Outlining landmark resolutions and their development, the book challenges the narrative that human rights are a creation of the Global North while demonstrating the decisive contribution of the Global South.

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The International Legal Order's Colour Line charts the development of regulation on racism and racial discrimination in international law. Outlining landmark resolutions and their development, the book challenges the narrative that human rights are a creation of the Global North while demonstrating the decisive contribution of the Global South.