Title: The protection roles of UN human rights special procedures /
Authors: Ramcharan, B. G.
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,
Year: 2009
Subjects: United Nations; Human rights monitoring.; Human rights International cooperation
Contents: Contemporary challenges of international protection -- Origins, essence and foundations of special procedures -- The protection roles of country mandates -- The protection roles of thematic mandates -- State, individual, corporate, and international responsibility -- Prevention, urgent action and appeals -- Containment and mitigation : the transmittal of complaints to governments and visits on the spot -- Fact-finding, recommendations, and follow up -- Remedies -- Advocacy for protection.