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    • Section 1 – International Law and the Role of the Judiciary
      • 1.0 Overview
      • 1.1  International Law Defined
      • 1.2 Sources of International Law
      • 1.3 Reading and Interpreting International Conventions
      • 1.4 The Protection of Human Rights and the Domestic Rule of Law
      • 1.5 International Human Rights at the Domestic Level
      • 1.6 Role of the Judiciary in upholding International Law
      • 1.7 The Application of International Law by the Superior Judiciary of Pakistan
    • Section 2 – Core International Human Rights Instruments
      • 2.0 Overview
      • 2.1 Universal Declaration of Human Rights
      • 2.2 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
      • 2.3 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
      • 2.4 Convention on the Rights of the Child
      • 2.5 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
      • 2.6 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
      • 2.7 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
      • 2.8 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
    • Section 3 – Human Rights and Arrest, Pre-Trial and Preventive Detention
      • 3.0 Overview
      • 3.1 Arrest
      • 3.2 Pre-Trial Detention – Physical and Judicial Remand
      • 3.3 Preventive Detention
    • Section 4 – Freedom from Torture and Abuse
      • 4.0 Overview
      • 4.1 The Prohibition on Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
      • 4.2 Conditions of Detention and Imprisonment
    • Section 5 – The Right to Fair Trial
      • 5.0 Overview
      • 5.1 Constituent Rights
      • 5.2 International Human Rights Safeguards and Standards
      • 5.3 Constitutional Safeguards
      • 5.4 Domestic Law and Jurisprudence
    • Section 6 – Protection of Vulnerable Groups
      • 6.0 Overview
      • 6.1 Protection of the Rights of Women
      • 6.2 Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
      • 6.3 Mentally Unfit Persons
      • 6.4 Protection of the Rights of Minorities
    • Section 7 – The Rights of the Child
      • 7.0 Overview
      • 7.1 International Human Rights Safeguards and Standards
      • 7.2 Constitutional Safeguards
      • 7.3 Domestic Law and Jurisprudence
    • Section 8 – Right to Life and Security of Person
      • 8.0 Overview
      • 8.1 International Human Rights Safeguards and Standard
      • 8.2 Domestic Law and Jurisprudence
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    • Section 1 – International Law and the Role of the Judiciary
      • 1.0 Overview
      • 1.1  International Law Defined
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      • 1.3 Reading and Interpreting International Conventions
      • 1.4 The Protection of Human Rights and the Domestic Rule of Law
      • 1.5 International Human Rights at the Domestic Level
      • 1.6 Role of the Judiciary in upholding International Law
      • 1.7 The Application of International Law by the Superior Judiciary of Pakistan
    • Section 2 – Core International Human Rights Instruments
      • 2.0 Overview
      • 2.1 Universal Declaration of Human Rights
      • 2.2 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
      • 2.3 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
      • 2.4 Convention on the Rights of the Child
      • 2.5 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
      • 2.6 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
      • 2.7 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
      • 2.8 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
    • Section 3 – Human Rights and Arrest, Pre-Trial and Preventive Detention
      • 3.0 Overview
      • 3.1 Arrest
      • 3.2 Pre-Trial Detention – Physical and Judicial Remand
      • 3.3 Preventive Detention
    • Section 4 – Freedom from Torture and Abuse
      • 4.0 Overview
      • 4.1 The Prohibition on Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
      • 4.2 Conditions of Detention and Imprisonment
    • Section 5 – The Right to Fair Trial
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      • 5.1 Constituent Rights
      • 5.2 International Human Rights Safeguards and Standards
      • 5.3 Constitutional Safeguards
      • 5.4 Domestic Law and Jurisprudence
    • Section 6 – Protection of Vulnerable Groups
      • 6.0 Overview
      • 6.1 Protection of the Rights of Women
      • 6.2 Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
      • 6.3 Mentally Unfit Persons
      • 6.4 Protection of the Rights of Minorities
    • Section 7 – The Rights of the Child
      • 7.0 Overview
      • 7.1 International Human Rights Safeguards and Standards
      • 7.2 Constitutional Safeguards
      • 7.3 Domestic Law and Jurisprudence
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      • 8.2 Domestic Law and Jurisprudence
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2.8 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Section 2 - Core International Human Rights InstrumentsBy November 14, 2021

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities   The purpose of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is to protect, promote and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and freedoms by all persons with disabilities. The Convention defines persons with disabilities as those with long-term physical,…

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