Catalysts for change : how the UN's independent experts promote human rights / / Ted Piccone.
"Examines the effectiveness of a key endeavor by the United Nations to monitor and influence human rights through a unique body of independent experts, appointed by countries to investigate, analyze, and report on the whole spectrum of human rights problems around the world"--Provided by p...
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 225 p. :; ill. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Who are the UN's independent human rights experts?
- Findings on effectiveness: country visits and communications
- Independence under the blue flag: relationship with the United Nations
- Style matters: the quality of special procedures work
- Bringing implementation home: the role of states
- Working with the independent sector
- The future of special procedures
- Appendixes: A. experts working group members
- B. HRC Resolution 5/1, institution building
- HRC resolution 5/2, code of conduct
- List of independent experts
- E. human Rights Council members
- F. communications and country visits: examples of impact
- G. breakdown of state responses to communications
- H. status of country visits
- I. Note on methodology note
- J. Brookings/OSJI/UPR-Watch summary recommendations.