Author: Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 2
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Report on the Initial Activities of the High Commissioner for Human Rights's Field Office in Colombia, 7-25 April 1997
Author: For the Record 1997 : the UN Human Rights System
Author: Human Rights InternetPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil rights
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Activities of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia
Author: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Office in ColombiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 9
Book Description
War Without Quarter
Author: Human Rights Watch (Organization)Publisher: Human Rights Watch
ISBN: 9781564321879
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
The laws of war and Colombia
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Office in Colombia
Author: 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.
United Nations Documents Index
Author: Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
A UN High Commissioner in Defence of Human Rights
Author: Bertie G. RamcharanPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047414837
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
In contemporary international relations the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is a central actor, promoting human rights laws and institutions within countries, speaking out against gross violations of human rights, integrating human rights into efforts for conflict prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, development and humanitarian affairs. The author exercised the functions of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in a turbulent period involving the conflict in Iraq, the conflict in Cote d'Ivoire, and the crisis in Darfur, Sudan. In this unique work he tells the story of the role of the High Commissioner in leadership and advocacy, crisis response, diplomatic initiatives, mainstreaming human rights, and strengthening the Office of High Commissioner. The texts of the principal reports referred to the essays contained in Part One are reproduced in Part Two, offering the reader important insights into the reasoning, the methods and the techniques used in the work of the High Commissioner. This is the first book ever written by a serving High Commissioner in the history of the institution. It is obligatory reading for all students and practitioners of human rights.
The Humanitarian Response Index (HRI) 2009
Author: DARA (Development Assistance Research Associates)Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230250424
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Over 350 million people are affected each year by disaster and conflict. The international community is often unable to respond effectively to these crises. This report provides an independent examination of donor performance with the aim of improving the effectiveness of aid, and promoting greater accountability of donors.
A United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Author: Roger Stenson ClarkPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9401188009
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
prospects of the High Commissioner proposal with careful scholarship and shrewd judgment. Mr. Clark wrote the first draft of this book under my supervision for the degree of Doctor of the Science of Law at Columbia Law School before returning to take up his career as a law teacher in his native New Zealand. I am delighted that his work, in this improved and updated version, is now being published. It fills a real need, since it is the first book on this important subject. On this occasion it might be appropriate to add a few comments on the history of the High Commissioner proposal. As Mr. Clark indicates, I had something to do with its "revival" in the United States Government during the closing months of the Kennedy Administration. A few details as to how this "revival" took place may perhaps be useful to students of international relations and international organization.