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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights : conscience for the world /

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights : conscience for the world / edited by Felice D. Gaer, Christen L. Broecker. - 1 online resource. - Nottingham studies on human rights, v. 3 2211-7342 ; . - Nottingham Studies on Human Rights 3. Human Rights and Humanitarian Law E-Books Online, Collection 2013, ISBN: 9789004248700. .

"This endeavor began with a conference entitled: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: -- Conscience for the World, which was convened on February 7-8, 2012."-- Acknowledgments.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-392) and index.

Preliminary Material / Introduction / Rights Inflation and Role Conflict in the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights / The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: From the Personal to the Institutional / Address by the High Commissioner at the Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights / A Conversation with the High Commissioner / Future Preventive Strategies of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights / The High Commissioner and the Treaty Bodies / The High Commissioners’ Promotion of Universality of Human Rights / The High Commissioners and the Special Procedures: Colleagues and Competitors / Protection Through Presence: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Field / Enhancing UN Human Rights Work on the Ground / The High Commissioner and National Human Rights Institutions / The High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Council / Human Rights Prosecutors? The High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Justice, and the Example of Syria / The High Commissioner, OHCHR, and China 1998–2005: Challenges and Achievements / The High Commissioner for Human Rights and North Korea / The Role of the High Commissioner in Protecting and Promoting Human Rights in Afghanistan and Sudan / The High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation / The High Commissioner for Human Rights and Burma (Myanmar) / The Impact of the High Commissioner on Human Rights Protection in Colombia / Selected Bibliography / Index / Felice D. Gaer and Christen L. Broecker -- Felice D. Gaer and Christen L. Broecker -- Michael Ignatieff -- Harold Hongju Koh -- Navi Pillay -- Felice D. Gaer and Navi Pillay -- Bertrand G. Ramcharan -- Michael O’Flaherty -- Sunila Abeysekera -- Felice D. Gaer -- Christen L. Broecker -- William G. O’Neill -- Tseliso Thipanyane -- Suzanne Nossel and Christen L. Broecker -- David Kaye -- Stephanie T Kleine-Ahlbrandt -- Roberta Cohen -- Sima Samar -- Karinna Moskalenko , Maria Goldman and Catherine A. Fitzpatrick -- Jared Genser -- Victor Rodriguez-Rescia -- Felice D. Gaer and Christen L. Broecker -- Felice D. Gaer and Christen L. Broecker.

In this first systematic examination of the role of the top United Nations human rights official, editors Felice Gaer and Christen Broecker analyze the achievements, leadership styles of, and obstacles encountered by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and propose recommendations for the future. The editors are joined by 18 expert contributors including present and former UN policymakers, human rights practitioners, legal scholars, and current High Commissioner Navi Pillay. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: Conscience for the World examines how the six individuals who have served in this post have worked to end atrocities, hold perpetrators of abuses to account, promote equality and justice, and provide protection and redress to victims.

9789004254251

10.1163/9789004254251 DOI

2013028311


United Nations. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights --Congresses.


Human rights advocacy--Congresses.
Human rights monitoring--Congresses.
International agencies--Congresses.

K3241 / .U547 2014

341.4/8