Malan, Jacobus J. (Koos)2008-12-172008-12-172008Malan, K 2008, 'The nature of human rights treaties : minimum protection agreements to the benefit of third parties', De Jure, vol. 1, no. 41, pp. 81-92. [www.lexisnexis.co.za]1466-3597http://hdl.handle.net/2263/8429This contribution presents a theoretical exposition of the nature of multilateral human rights conventions. This is done in hopes of achieving two goals: Firstly, to contribute towards theoretical clarity on the nature of these treaties; and secondly, on a practical level, to define the nature of the rights and duties of the parties and participants to these conventions.enLexisNexisHuman rights treatiesHuman rights conventionsStipulatio AlteriHuman rightsTreatiesArticle