1. Arcot Krishnaswami: Study of Discrimination in the Matter of Religious  Rights and Practices (1960)  2

 2. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)  57

 3. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966)  61

 4. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)  69

 5. Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political

 6. General Comment No. 18 (37) on Non Discrimination (1989)  ...... 89

 7. General Comment No. 22 (48) on Article 18 (1993)  92

 8. General Comment No. I I (19) on Article 20 (1983)  96

 9. General Comment No. 23 (50) on Article 27 (1994)  ...... 97

 10. United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of all Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief 11981 )  102

11. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)  :  . .  105

12. UNESCO Convention Against Discrimination in Education [Selections] (1960)  108

13. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination [Selections] (1965)  112

 Note. The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination  115

14. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women [Selections] (1979)  116

15. BEDAUB General Recommendation 21 on Equality in Marriage and Family

 16. Comention on the Rights of the Child [Selections] (1989)  128

 Note. The Committee on the Rights of the Child  132

 17. Draft United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [Selections] (1994)  133

 Note. The Rights of Indigenous Peoples   ... ................ 138

 18. European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the First Protocol [Selections] (1950)  140

 19. American Convention on Human Rights [Selections] (1969)  143

 20. African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights [Selections] (1981)  *   147

 Documents of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe  151

 21. Helsinki Final Act 1975 1 (a) [Selections] (1975)  152

 22. Concluding Document of the Vienna Meeting of Representatives  of the Participating States of the Conference on Security and  Cooperation in Europe [Selections] (1986)  154

 23. Document of the Copenhagen Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension [Selections] (1990)  157

 24. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to

 National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (1993)  162

 25. Council of Europe: Framework Convention for the Protection of  National Minorities (1995)  165

 26. Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Document on the  Copenhagen Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension  [Selections] (1990)  172

 27. Report of the Conference on Security and Co operation in Europe on the Meeting of Experts on National Minorities, Geneva (199 1)  175

 28. The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam (1990)  185

 29. A Bill Establishing a Provision for Teachers of the Christian Religion (1784)  191

 30. James Madison: Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious

 Assessments (1785)  193

 31. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1786)  198

 32. Document 19: The Basic Viewpoint and Policy on the Religious Question

 During our Country's Socialist Period [Selections] (1982)  200

 33. Manifesto on Religious Freedom (1947) ........ ...................... 205

THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES

34. Declaration on Religious Liberty (1948) .......................207

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH .................................... 209

35. Declaration on Religious Freedom   Dignitatis Humanae (1965) ....210

36. Fundamental Agreement Between the Holy See and the State of Israel (1993) ....224

37. Agreement Between the Italian Republic and the Holy See (1984) ...228

38. Agreements Between the Spanish State and the Holy See [Selections] (1976, 1979) ...............................237

39. Religious Liberty Law of 5 July 1980 ........................245

40. Cooperation Agreement Between the Spanish State and the Islamic Commission of Spain (1992) ............................248