The role of National Human Rights Institutions at the international and regional levels : the experience of Africa /
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| Author / Creator: | Murray, Rachel (Rachel H.) |
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| Imprint: | Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart, 2007. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 137 pages) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Human rights law in perspective Human rights law in perspective. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11212011 |
| Summary: | National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), defined by the UN as bodies established to promote and protect human rights, have increased in number since the General Assembly adopted principles governing their effectiveness in 1993. The UN and others have encouraged states to set up such institutions as an indication of their commitment to human rights, and now over 20 such institutions exist in Africa and many more will follow. These institutions have taken various forms including ombudsmen, commissions, or a combination of the two. They differ in terms of how they are established; some by constitution, some by legislation and some by decree. These NHRIs have varying functions, usually both promotional and protective, such as giving advice to government, parliament, and others, making recommendations on compliance with human rights standards, awareness raising, and analysis of law and policy. Despite the considerable variations in the method of their creation, powers and composition, most of these institutions have chosen or indeed been mandated, to become involved in international and regional fora. This book examines these institutions in the African region, the way in which they use the international and regional fora, the effectiveness of their contributions and how they are able to participate. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 137 pages) |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-133) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781847313645 1847313647 9781472563958 1472563956 1281165646 9781281165640 9786611165642 6611165649 9781841133942 1841133949 |