Caste-based Discrimination in International Human Rights Law

David Keane is Lecturer in Law at Brunel University, UK. He has published in the area of international human rights, with a particular focus on racial discrimination. David has also engaged in research and advocacy work for non-governmental human rights organizations.

• Introduction; Part 1; Chapter 1 The Origin of Caste; Chapter 2 The Origin of Race; Part 2; Chapter 3 The Indian Constitution and the Elimination of Caste-based Discrimination; Chapter 4 The United Nations and the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; Part 3; Chapter 5 A Legal History of Descent-based Discrimination; Chapter 6 Enhancing Protection against Caste-based Discrimination; Chapter 7 Conclusion;

Winner of the Hart-SLSA 2008 Early Career Prize 'Caste-based discrimination continues to deny fundamental rights to a significant part of the global population. Keane analyses this phenomenon and its underlying ideologies, in a bid to understand the role that international and domestic law can play in the quest for empowerment and equality. A scholarly contribution of the highest order that is likely to generate much interest and analysis.' Joshua Castellino, University of Ulster, UK 'A humane, trenchant and well-researched examination of the role of caste in the field of international human rights, situating caste discrimination in its conceptual setting within the struggle against racial discrimination. Inviting the reader to a debate on UN approaches to caste, this book seeks to set the record straight on how and why the caste issue was introduced into international fora...a challenging work written from a distinctive and scholarly viewpoint.' Patrick Thornberry C.M.G. Keele University, UK