The future of UN human rights treaty monitoring
"Every state in the world has undertaken human rights obligations on the basis of UN treaties. The six treaty bodies that monitor and evaluate state policies and practices play a vital role, but the whole system has been stretched almost to breaking point." "This volume contains detailed analyses of the strengths and weaknesses of the system, written by many leading participants in the work of the treaty bodies. Their recommendations provide a blueprint for far-reaching reform of a system of major importance for the future of international efforts to protect human rights."--Jacket
Aufsatzsammlung
xxxv, 563 pages ; 24 cm
9780521641951, 9780521645744, 0521641950, 0521645743
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The UN human rights treaty system : a system in crisis? / James Crawford
Part A. The UN human rights monitoring system in action. Individual claims in a world of massive violations : what role for the Human Rights Committee? / Henry J. Steiner
Decision-taking in the committee on the elimination of racial discrimination / Michael Banton
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women at the crossroads / Mara R. Bustelo
The reporting process under the Convention on the Rights of the Child / Gerison Lansdown
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights : catalyst for change in a system needing reform / Scott Leckie
Country
oriented procedures under the Convention against Torture : towards a new dynamism / Roland Bank
UN human rights reporting procedures : an NGO perspective / Andrew Clapham
Part B. National influences and responses. Making human rights treaty obligations a reality : working with new actors and partners / Anne Gallagher
Domestic implementation of international human rights treaties : Nordic and Baltic experiences / Martin Scheinin
The domestic impact of international human rights standards : the Japanese experience / Yuji Iwasawa
The role of human rights treaty standards in domestic law : the Southern African experience / John Dugard
Uses and abuses of the treaty reporting procedure : Hong Kong between two systems / Andrew Byrnes
The United States and the international human rights treaty system : for export only? / Stefanie Grant
Part C. Regional and sectoral comparisons. Reporting in the Inter-American system of human rights protection / Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade
Lessons from the reporting system of the European Social Charter / David Harris
The role of reporting in international environmental treaties : lessons for human rights supervision / Daniel Bodansky
Part D. Common challenges for the treaty bodies. The problem of overlapping among different treaty bodies / Eric Tistounet
Bodies of knowledge: a diversity promotion role for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights / Craig Scott
Treaty bodies responding to states of emergency : the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina / Michael O'Flaherty
Ensuring effective supervisory procedures : the need for resources / Elizabeth Evatt
Servicing and financing human rights supervision / Markus Schmidt
Part E. Looking to the future. Beyond 'them' and 'us' : putting treaty body reform into perspective / Philip Alston