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Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Praise for Comparative Human Rights Diplomacy -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 From the Historical Legacy of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights Until the Comprehensive Assessment of the United Nations Human Rights Council -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 United Nations Commission on Human Rights -- 2.3 Main Factors Leading to the Replacement of the Commission on Human Rights -- 2.4 United Nations Human Rights Council -- 2.4.1 Establishment of the United Nations Human Rights Council and Its Comparison with the Commission on Human Rights -- 2.4.2 Main Institutions and Features of the Human Rights Council -- Membership, Regional Groups, Voluntary Pledges, Special Sessions, Agenda -- Special Procedures -- Complaint Procedure -- Subsidiary Bodies -- Participation of Non-governmental Organizations and National Human Rights Institutions in the Work of the Human Rights Council -- 2.4.3 Assessment of the Work of the Human Rights Council -- 2.5 Conclusion -- 3 The Internal and External Human Rights Diplomacy of the European Union the Economic Giant Became a Decisive International Human Rights Actor? -- 3.1 The Internal Human Rights Diplomacy of the European Union -- 3.1.1 Introduction -- 3.1.2 The Religious and Historical Roots of Modern Human Rights in Europe -- 3.1.3 "Conservative Human Rights Revolution" and the Establishment of the Council of Europe -- 3.1.4 The Geopolitical Factors Inspired the Creation of the European Union -- 3.1.5 Major Steps in Development Leading to the Enhanced Role of Human Rights Within the European Union Internal Policy -- 3.1.6 Present Tools and Sources of European Union Internal Human Rights Diplomacy -- The Constitutional Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the Question of European Values.
European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights -- Infringement Proceedings -- Article 7 Procedure, "the Nuclear Option" -- Justice Scoreboard -- Cooperation and Verification Mechanism -- EU Rule of Law Framework -- 3.1.7 Role of the Different Actors Within the Present Internal Fundamental Rights Protection System of the European Union -- European Commission -- European Parliament -- Council -- Court of Justice of the European Union -- Fundamental Rights Agency -- European Union Ombudsman -- 3.1.8 Possible Future Tools to Address Fundamental Rights Violations in Member States -- 3.2 External Human Rights Diplomacy of the European Union -- 3.2.1 Preliminary Dilemmas and Thoughts Serving as an Introduction -- 3.2.2 Historical Overview of the Pre-Lisbon Period -- 3.2.3 Changes Brought to the EU's External Human Rights Policy by the Lisbon Treaty -- 3.2.4 Main Actors of the European Union Human Rights Diplomacy in the Post-Lisbon Period -- High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy -- EU Special Representative for Human Rights -- Working Party on Human Rights -- European External Action Service-European Union Delegations -- European Parliament -- 3.2.5 Main Instruments and Tools of the European Union Human Rights Diplomacy in the Post-Lisbon Period -- European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights -- European Union Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy -- European Union Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World -- Human Rights Dialogues -- Human Rights Clauses -- European Union Human Rights Guidelines -- European Union Declarations, Démarches -- Human Rights and Democracy Country Strategies -- Other Trade and Financial Related Measures -- 3.2.6 Role of the European Union at United Nations Human Rights Forums -- European Union at the United Nations General Assembly.
Cooperation with United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies, Human Rights Council Mandates, and the Office of the United National High Commissioner for Human Rights -- European Union in the United Nations Human Rights Council -- 3.2.7 Main Sessions of the Human Rights Council in 2017 -- Thirty-Fourth Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (27 February-24 March 2017) -- Thirty-Fifth Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (6-23 June 2017) -- Thirty-Sixth Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (11-29 September 2017) -- 3.3 Conclusion -- 4 The Human Rights Diplomacy of the Latin American and Caribbean States in Light of the Challenges of Transitional Justice: Coping with the Shadows of the Past, Extreme Social Differences, and Poverty -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Cultural, Historical, and Religious Roots of Human Rights in Latin America -- 4.2.1 Latin America and the Caribbean in a Comparative Regional Context -- 4.2.2 A Short Overview of the History of Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean -- Colonial Period -- Human Rights and Constitutionalism in the Nineteenth Century Since the Independence of Latin America and the Caribbean -- 4.2.3 Democratization in the Twentieth Century -- 4.2.4 Dealing with the Past -- 4.2.5 The Role Played by Washington in Latin America and the Caribbean -- 4.3 Development of the Inter-American System of Human Rights -- 4.3.1 First Attempts of Regional Cooperation -- 4.3.2 Organization of American States and the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man -- 4.3.3 Inter-American Commission on Human Rights -- 4.3.4 American Convention on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights -- 4.3.5 Recent Human Rights Instruments of the Inter-American System.
4.4 Latin American Human Rights Diplomacy at Multilateral Forums with Special Emphasis on the United Nations Human Rights Council -- 4.4.1 International Criminal Court -- 4.4.2 United Nations General Assembly and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- 4.4.3 UN Treaty Bodies -- 4.4.4 Main Sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2017 -- Thirty-Fourth Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (27 February-24 March 2017) -- Thirty-Fifth Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (6-23 June 2017) -- Thirty-Sixth Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (11-29 September 2017) -- 4.5 Recent Developments in the United Nations Human Rights Council -- 4.6 Conclusion -- 5 Implementing Universal Human Rights Standards in and by Sub-Saharan African States in the Shade of Local Traditions -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 A Short Overview of the History of Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 5.2.1 Human Rights in Pre-colonial Africa -- The Situation of Human Rights During the Colonial Period -- Post-colonial History of Human Rights in Africa -- 5.3 Human Rights Development in Contemporary Africa -- 5.4 Implementation of International Human Rights Standards Regarding Africa and by Africa in a Multilateral Context -- 5.4.1 International Criminal Court -- 5.4.2 Other Judicial Organs -- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda -- 5.4.3 United Nations General Assembly -- 5.5 United Nations Human Rights System -- 5.5.1 United Nations Treaty Bodies -- 5.5.2 United Nations Human Rights Council -- Universal Periodic Review -- 5.6 Human Rights Policy of Sub-Saharan African States During the Regular Sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2017 -- 5.6.1 Thirty-Fourth Session of the United Nation Human Rights Council (27 February-24 March 2017) -- Country Situations -- Thematic Issues.
5.6.2 Thirty-Fifth Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (6-23 June 2017) -- Country Situations -- Thematic Issues -- 5.6.3 Thirty-Sixth Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (11-29 September 2017) -- Country Situations -- Thematic Issues -- 5.7 Conclusions -- 6 Human Rights Diplomacy of Asia-Pacific States in the United Nations Human Rights Council in Light of the "Asian Values Debate" and Regional Human Rights Initiatives -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Cultural, Historical, and Religious Roots of Human Rights in Asia -- 6.2.1 Historical Context -- 6.2.2 Religions -- Confucianism -- Buddhism -- Hinduism -- 6.3 Asian Values Debate -- 6.4 Regional Human Rights Initiatives -- 6.4.1 Possible Hurdles for an Asian Regional Human Rights System -- 6.4.2 Sub-Regional Arrangements in Asia -- Association of Southeast Asian Nations -- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and the Pacific Islands Forum -- 6.4.3 Regional Cooperation -- 6.5 Asian Human Rights Diplomacy at Multilateral Forums with Special Emphasis on the United Nations Human Rights Council -- 6.5.1 International Criminal Court -- 6.5.2 United Nations General Assembly -- 6.5.3 United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies -- 6.5.4 United Nations Human Rights Council -- Universal Periodic Review -- 6.6 Main Sessions of the Human Rights Council in 2017 -- 6.6.1 Thirty-Fourth Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (27 February-24 March 2017) -- Country Situations -- Thematic Issues -- 6.6.2 Thirty-Fifth Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (6-23 June 2017) -- Country Situations -- Thematic Issues -- 6.6.3 Thirty-Sixth Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (11-29 September 2017) -- Country Situations -- Thematic Issues -- 6.7 Conclusion -- 7 Human Rights Diplomacy of Muslim States at Multilateral Forums -- 7.1 Introduction.
7.2 Islam and Human Rights.
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Civil society, international courts and compliance bodies / editors Tullio Treves ... [et al.]
