The law, policy and politics of the UN Human Rights Council / by Bertrand G. Ramcharan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ramcharan, B. G., author.

Series:

International studies in human rights ; Volume 112.

International Studies in Human Rights, 0924-4751 ; Volume 112

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights monitoring.

United Nations Human Rights Council.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The UN Human Rights Council is the leading human rights organ of the United Nations and, ten years after it was established, it has attracted commendation as well as severe criticism. Its universal periodic review is widely recognized as a valuable process of international cooperation to advance the universal implementation of human rights. However, it has been criticized for not acting effectively and fairly in dealing with situations of shocking violations of human rights in many parts of the world. It is an international organ with the highest responsibilities to uphold universal values but, at the same time, it is a political organ of United Nations Member States, and it shows the characteristics of both a values-based body and a theatre of political drama. It is the merit of this book to present the Human Rights Council in terms of its mandates, roles and organization while seeking to remind the membership and the international community at large that the Council must be anchored in the modern human rights law of the Charter - of which the author gives a superb presentation. The book then proceeds to make the case that human rights are part of international constitutional law and this is exceedingly important at a time when universal values have come under stress from various quarters including from terrorist formations. The argument of the book is essentially that the modern human rights law of the Charter and the human rights provisions of international constitutional law must take precedence for everyone, everywhere.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction: Mandates, Roles, Organization of the Human Rights Council

The Council and the Modern Human Rights Law of the Charter

Human Rights as International Constitutional Law

Public Policy Role

Human Rights and Security Challenges

The National Responsibility to Protect Human Rights

National Protection in Practice? The ibsa Countries

International Cooperation: The Universal Periodic Review

International Legislation

Prevention

Fact-Finding

Protection

Justice

Conclusion

Appendix A

Appendix B

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

OCLC:

910651208

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004289031 DOI