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The hypothesis underlying this inquiry into the concept of discrimination in international law was that the international endeavours to protect human rights are aimed at the attainment of justice in the relations between community and individual, i.e. between States and those who are subjected to their jurisdiction. As point of departure functioned the important and generally recognized aspect of justice according to which equal treatment must be granted to equals, and, likewise, unequal treatment must be granted to unequals in proportion to the inequality.
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© 1973 Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands
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Vierdag, E.W. (1973). Conclusion. In: The Concept of Discrimination in International Law. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2430-3_7
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