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The United Nations special procedures system /
The United Nations Special Procedures system is a key element of the expanding international framework for human rights protection and promotion. However, despite the system's expansion, the range of roles and functions performed by mandate holders, and the growing evidence of its strengths and...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill Nijhoff,
2017.
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| Colección: | Nottingham studies on human rights ;
v. 6. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The United Nations Special Procedures System; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Part 1: The 'System' of Special Procedures; 1 The History of the Special Procedures: A 'Learning-by-Doing' Approach to Human Rights Implementation; 2 Special Procedures: Independence and Impartiality; 3 Picking and Choosing? Country Visits by Thematic Special Procedures; 4 The UN Special Procedures System: The Role of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures.
- 5 Strengthening Cooperation: The Key to Unlocking the Potential of the Special ProceduresPart 2: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges through Mandate Holders' Work; 6 Coping Mechanisms for State Non-cooperation; 7 Doing It All and Doing It Well? A Mandate's Challenges in Terms of Cooperation, Fundraising and Maintaining Independence; 8 Working Out a Working Group: A View from a Former Working Group Member; 9 Special Procedures in the Digital Age.
- 10 Principle, Politics and Practice: The Role of un Special Rapporteurs on the Right to Adequate Housing in the Development of the Right to Housing in International Law11 Life as a UN Special Rapporteur: The Experience of the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Cambodia; 12 Business and Human Rights in the United Nations Special Procedures System; 13 The Challenge of Non-state Actors: The Experience of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to the Highest Attainable Standard of Health (2002-08); Part 3: Special Procedures and the 'Bigger Picture'
- 14 The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture in the Developing Architecture of UN Torture Protection15 The African State and Special Procedures: Agency, Leverage and Legitimacy; 16 Supporting or Resisting? The Relationship between Global North States and Special Procedures; 17 Ending Reprisals: The Role and Responsibilities of the Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council; Index.