Ombuds institutions, good governance and the international human rights system / / by Linda C. Reif.

This book uses comparative law and comparative international law approaches to explore the role of human rights ombuds, classic-based ombuds and other types of ombuds institutions in human rights protection and promotion, their methods of application of international and domestic human rights law an...

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Superior document:International studies in human rights ; Volume 133
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill Nijhoff,, [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Edition:Second revised edition.
Language:English
Series:International studies in human rights ; Volume 133.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 810 pages).
Notes:Includes index.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Variations on the Ombuds Concept
  • Chapter 3: Ombuds Institutions: Democratic Accountability, the Rule of Law and Good Governance
  • Chapter 4: National Human Rights Ombuds Institutions as National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs)
  • Chapter 5: Ombuds Institutions: Methods for Protection and Promotion of International and Domestic Human Rights Law
  • Chapter 6: Ombuds Institutions and the Protection and Promotion of International Children’s Rights
  • Chapter 7: Ombuds Institutions: Prohibition of Torture, Disability Rights and Business and Human Rights
  • Chapter 8: Ombuds Institutions, Good Governance and Human Rights in Europe
  • Chapter 9: The European Ombudsman: Strengthening Good Governance and Human Rights in the European Union
  • Chapter 10: Ombuds Institutions, Good Governance and Human Rights in the Americas
  • Chapter 11: Ombuds Institutions, Good Governance and Human Rights in Africa and Asia-Pacific
  • Chapter 12: Conclusion
  • Appendix I.