1st Edition
The United Nations Human Rights Council A Critique and Early Assessment
By Rosa Freedman
Copyright 2013
344 Pages
by
Routledge
344 Pages
by
Routledge
344 Pages
by
Routledge
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The United Nations Human Rights Council was created in 2006 to replace the UN Commission on Human Rights. The Council’s mandate and founding principles demonstrate that one of the main aims, at its creation, was for the Council to overcome the Commission’s flaws. Despite the need to avoid repeating its predecessor's failings, the Council’s form, nature and many of its roles and functions are... Read more
Part 1: The Human Rights Council’s Mandate 1. Background: From Commission to Council 2. Reforming the UN Principal Charter-Based Human Rights Body 3. Creation and Mandate Part 2: Criteria for Assessing the Council 4. International Relations Theories 5. Roles and Functions of International Organisations 6. Politicisation of International Organisations 7. The United States and the Human Rights Council 8. The Council’s Inaction on Darfur 9. Innovative Mechanisms 10. Conclusion
Biography
Dr Rosa Freedman is a Lecturer at the University of Birmingham and a member of the English Bar. Specialising in International Law and International Human Rights, she has published articles in, amongst others, the Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights and the International Journal of Human Rights. She has worked for various NGOs and contributes to The Guardian online
