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Title

National human rights institutions in the Asia-Pacific Region / by Brian Burdekin ; assisted by Jason Naum.

Author

Burdekin, Brian

Publication

Leiden ; Boston : M. Nijhoff Publishers, 2007.

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Additional Authors

Naum, Jason.

Description

xiv, 555 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

"The purpose of this book is to provide a consolidated collection of materials to facilitate comparison of the various national human rights institutions (NHRIs) already established in the Asia-Pacific region, against a backdrop of selected international materials and with the assistance of several comparative tables. While the collection is primarily intended for teaching purposes, it should also be useful to countries considering establishing a national human rights commission or for those which have already done do, strengthening its mandate."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library, 1388-3208 ; v. 27

Uniform Title

Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library v. 27.

Subject

• Human rights > Government policy > Asia
• Human rights > Government policy > Pacific Area
• Human rights > Asia
• Human rights > Pacific Area
• Human rights advocacy > Asia
• Human rights advocacy > Pacific Area
• Human rights advocacy > Government policy > Pacific Area
• National human rights institutions > Pacific Area

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Ch. 1. Introduction and overview -- Ch. 2. Mandates powers and functions -- Ch. 3. Other essential characteristics -- Ch. 4. Relations with the executive, Parliament, the judiciary and other institutions -- Ch. 5. Cooperation between NHRIS, the international treaty bodies, the U.N. Commission on Human Rights and other charter-based mechanisms -- Ch. 6. Regional cooperation -- Ch. 7. Challenges and strategies -- Ch. 8. Conclusion -- App. I. Principles relating to the status and functioning of national institutions for protection and promotion of human rights (the Paris principles) -- App. II. Amnesty International's recommendation for effective protection and promotion of human rights institutions -- App. III. CESCR general comment No. 10 : the role of national human rights institutions in the protection of economic, social and cultural rights (14/12/98.E/C.12/1998/25) -- App. IV. CERD general recommendation No. XVII : establishment of national institutions to facilitate implementation of the convention (25/03/93 Gen. Rec. No. 17) -- App. V. CRC general comment no. 2 : the role of independent national human rights institutions in the protection and promotion of the rights of the child (15/11/2002.Crc/Ge/2002/2.) -- App. VI. The Millennium Development goals and targets -- App. VII. The Maastricht guidelines on violations of economic, social and cultural rights -- App. VIII. The optional protocol to the Convention against Torture (CAT) -- part 4 -- App. IX. Special rapporteurs of the Commission on Human Rights -- App. X. The homeless children inquiry -- App. XI. The racial violence inquiry -- App. XII. Summary of the national inquiry on human rights and mental illness.

ISBN

• 9004153365
• 9789004153363

OCLC

• 77538065
• SCSB-9978412

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library