Contents List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Foreword Introduction How this manual works Sources of human rights within the manual 12 13 15 16 17 Part I: Introduction to the international framework to counter terrorism and protect human rights 19 Chapter 1 Human rights and counter-terrorism: the essential relationship What is terrorism? The draft Comprehensive Convention on Terrorism Other matters related to defining terrorism Conditions conducive to terrorism and terrorism’s root causes Chapter 2 Protecting the rights of victims of terrorist attacks Chapter 3 Counter-terrorism, human rights, good governance and good administration What is good governance? Good governance as efficient decision making: guiding principles Procedure Review Civilian oversight chapter 4 The international framework to combat terrorism: an overview The current legal framework The role of human rights at the Counter-terrorism Committee Human rights and counter-terrorism at the UN Regional approaches to counter-terrorism Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Council of Europe European Union Chapter 5 The international framework to promote and protect human rights: an overview The United Nations and the birth of the universal human rights system The Universal Declaration of Human Rights The human rights covenants Human rights treaties on specific issues Additional UN mechanisms to protect and promote human rights Regional human rights instruments The OSCE human dimension The human dimension mechanism OSCE institutions with relevance to the human dimension 5 20 22 23 24 25 27 30 30 32 32 32 33 34 30 36 37 39 39 40 41 43 43 43 44 46 46 48 48 49 50