The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights : : The Challenges of International Protection / / Bertie G. Ramcharan.

• Superior document: International Studies in Human Rights ; 71
• VerfasserIn: Ramcharan, Bertie G.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : Brill | Nijhoff,, 2002.
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Language: English
• Series: International Studies in Human Rights ; 71.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Ever since its creation, the United Nations has sought to protect as well as to promote human rights. Those who campaigned for decades for the establishment of the post of High Commissioner for Human Rights did so in the hope that the High Commissioner would spearhead the efforts of the United Natio...

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• J.A. Lasso. Foreword
• R. Clarke. Introduction. I. The Challenges of International Protection. II. The Protection Role of the United Nations Secretary-General. III. The Office of the United nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. IV. Treaty Implementation. V. Fact-Finding and Special Procedures. VI. The Protection Role of the High Commissioner. VII. The Protection Role of Human Rights Field Offices. VIII. Justice and Reconciliation. IX. Groups in Need of Protection. X. The Promotional Activities of the Office of the High Commissioner. XI. The Right to Development. XII. Assessment. Conclusion. The Future of International Protection. Bibliography. Appendix I: United Nations General Assembly Resolution 48/141: High Commissioner for the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights. Appendix II: Mission Statement of the Office of the High Commissioner. Appendix III: Statement by the High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Meeting of Chairpersons of the Treaty Bodies, Palais Wilson, 18 June 2001. Appendix IV: Address of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Eight Meeting of Special Rapporteurs/Representatives and Experts of the Commission on Human Rights, 18 June 2001. Index.