1st Edition

The UN Human Rights Treaty System Implementation of Recommendations in South Korea and Japan

By Yoomin Won Copyright 2026
228 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

228 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Through a use of both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, Won provides a nuanced analysis and discussion of the factors and domestic processes influencing the implementation of United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) recommendations in South Korea and Japan, as well as across the globe. Won’s research entangles the theoretical debate on whether the UN human rights treaty system is... Read more

About the Author

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

List of Abbreviations

 

Part I: Overview

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Do Human Rights Treaties Work?

Chapter 3. Human Rights Recommendations

Chapter 4. Did States Implement Recommendations?

 

Part II: Stories from Japan and South Korea

Chapter 5. Human Rights Issues in Japan

Chapter 6. Human Rights Issues in South Korea

Chapter 7. Comparing Japan and South Korea

 

Part III: Global Data Analysis

Chapter 8. Testing Statistically

Chapter 9. Conclusion

 

Bibliography

Appendix I. Recommendations for South Korea and Japan

Appendix II. Codebook

Appendix III. Result of ordinal logistic regression

Biography

Yoomin Won is Associate Professor at Seoul National University. Her research interests include international human rights law and domestic application.