Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil rights
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Author: Manual on Human Rights Reporting Under Six Major International Human Rights Instruments
Author: United Nations Centre for Human RightsPublisher: New York : United Nations
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Rights by Philip Alston.
Annual Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : National human rights institutions
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
"The present report, which covers the period from January to December 2008, contains information on the activities undertaken by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in relation to national human rights institutions; measures taken by Governments and institutions in this regard; partnership initiatives with United Nations agencies and other international and regional organizations; and cooperation between national human rights institutions and international human rights mechanisms to promote and protect human rights."--Summary.
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Author: United Nations StaffPublisher:
ISBN: 9780119869583
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Annual Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : National human rights institutions
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Author: United Nations. Office of the High Commissioner for Human RightsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Human rights
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Author: William A. SchabasPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139619624
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 4171
Book Description
A collection of United Nations documents associated with the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, these volumes facilitate research into the scope of, meaning of and intent behind the instrument's provisions. It permits an examination of the various drafts of what became the thirty articles of the Declaration, including one of the earliest documents – a compilation of human rights provisions from national constitutions, organised thematically. The documents are organised chronologically and thorough thematic indexing facilitates research into the origins of specific rights and norms. It is also annotated in order to provide information relating to names, places, events and concepts that might have been familiar in the late 1940s but are today more obscure.
Human Rights Indicators
Author: Publisher: UN
ISBN: 9789211541984
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"The basic structure of the Guide is geared towards supporting a systematic and comprehensive translation of universal human rights standards into indicators that are contextually relevant. This approach favours using objective information which is easily available, or can be collected, for monitoring the national implementation of human rights. This requires the reader to: [1] Understand the conceptual approach so as to identify indicators, after developing a preliminary understanding of the human rights normative framework; [2] Explore the alternative data-generating methods to populate the selected indicators; and [3] Apply and interpret the numbers that go with an indicator so as to build an assessment on the state of human rights."--Page 8.
Annual Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General
Author: United Nations. General AssemblyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Human rights
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
The UN Human Rights Treaty System
Author: Anne BayefskyPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004482032
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 831
Book Description
Human rights treaties are at the core of the international system for the promotion and protection of human rights. Every UN member state has ratified at least one of these treaties, making them applicable to virtually every child, woman or man in the world - over six billion people. At the same time, human rights violations are rampant. The problem is that the implementation scheme accompanying the core human rights standards was drafted during a period of history when effective international monitoring was neither intended nor achievable. Today there is a gap between universal right and remedy that is inescapable and inexcusable, threatening the integrity of the international human rights legal regime. There are overwhelming numbers of overdue reports, untenable backlogs, minimal individual complaints from vast numbers of potential victims, and widespread refusal of states to provide remedies when violations of individual rights are found. This landmark Report prepared by Professor Bayefsky envisions a wide-ranging number of reforms, most of which can be accomplished without formal amendment. The recommendations generally assume a six treaty body regime, and focus primarily on offering concrete suggestions for improvements in working methods of the treaty bodies and procedures at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Professor Bayefsky details numerous proposals for bolstering national level partnerships, and for following-up the output of the treaty monitoring system as a key missing component of the implementation regime. One major reform requiring amendment is ultimately recommended, namely, consolidation of the human rights treaty bodies and the creation of two permanent committees, one for the consideration of state reports and one for complaints. All individuals, agencies, and organizations involved in the promotion, implementation, review, analysis, and study of human rights protection for all peoples will find this Report an indispensable resource for their work. It contains a unique overview of all the working methods of the six human rights treaty bodies, a detailed and thorough statistical analysis of the operation of the human rights treaty system, and a number of additional annexes which together provide a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the treaty system. The international human rights legal system is at a crossroads, with the ideal of universality threatened by the fundamental shortfalls in effective implementation. This Report offers a clear and substantive path to moving universality beyond rhetoric and towards a treaty regime meaningful and effective in the lives of everyday people.