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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778436803321

Autore

Ramcharan B. G

Titolo

The protection roles of UN human rights special procedures [[electronic resource] /] / by Bertrand G. Ramcharan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2009

ISBN

1-282-40039-8

9786612400391

90-474-2479-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Collana

Nijhoff law specials, , 0924-4549 ; ; v. 74

Disciplina

341.4/8

Soggetti

Human rights monitoring

Human rights - International cooperation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-204) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contemporary challenges of international protection -- Origins, essence and foundations of special procedures -- The protection roles of country mandates -- The protection roles of thematic mandates -- State, individual, corporate, and international responsibility -- Prevention, urgent action and appeals -- Containment and mitigation : the transmittal of complaints to government and visits on the spot -- Fact-finding, recommendations, and follow up -- Remedies -- Advocacy for protection.

Sommario/riassunto

As the system of human rights special procedures goes forward to deal with the continuing and new challenges of human rights protection it is of great value to record and recall the considerable body of practice and precedents they have developed for the protection of human rights since the first special procedure was established in the mid 1960's. That is the particular merit of this path-breaking book. The author, who was one of the pioneers in the establishment and operation of the system of special procedures, tells in this book the story of the establishment, history, operations, successes and challenges of the special procedures through the lens of efforts for international protection. In the introduction he summarizes their protection roles, which he sets out further in the substantive chapters. In the conclusion



he provides an assessment of their protection roles. He notes that while they contribute greatly, the challenges of international protection are still many, and the author invites the international community to a higher level of protection.