PUBH 2115 Lecture 3: CERD
5 Oct 2016
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Cerd is the body that monitors implementation of the provisions of the. International convention on the elimination of all forms of racial. It is composed of 18 independent experts who are elected for a term of four years by state parties (they must be from countries that have ratified the. It holds elections for 9 out of the 18 members occur every two years. The states must submit an initial report one year after acceding to the. In addition to the reporting procedure, the convention establishes three other mechanisms through which the committee performs its monitoring functions: the early-warning procedure, the examination of inter-state complaints and the examination of individual complaints. Lastly, the committee meets in geneva, and two sessions, which consists of three weeks each, are normally held every year. The convention on the elimination of racial discrimination is the doctrine of this committee, which we will talk about.
