Modernizing the UN human rights system /

Modernizing the UN human rights system / / by Bertrand G. Ramcharan.

The universal protection of human rights remains the core challenge of the United Nations if it is to achieve its mission of a world of peace, development and justice. Yet, at a time of seismic changes in the world, when shocking violations of human rights are taking place world-wide, the UN human r...

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Superior document:International studies in human rights, volume 127
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Ramcharan, B. G.,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill Nijhoff,, [2019]
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:International studies in human rights, volume 127.
Physical Description:1 online resource (257 pages).
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • Philosophy, Perspectives and Strategy
  • The UN Human Rights System: A Sunflower
  • The Plight of the Poorest
  • The World of the Future: The Human Rights Component of a Global Watch over Human Security
  • Preventing Gross Violations of Human Rights: A UN World Report on National Protection and Prevention Systems
  • A Standing Security Council Item on Human Rights and International Peace and Security
  • Refocusing the Human Rights Council, its Special Procedures and its Universal Periodic Review
  • Synergizing Treaty Implementation with the UPR Process
  • Establishing a World Court against Gross Violations of Human Rights
  • Periodic Youth Assemblies in Support of the Universality of Human Rights
  • Strengthening International Human Rights Law
  • The International Court of Justice as Authoritative Arbiter over International Human Rights Law within the UN System
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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