Catalysts for change
Subtitle: how the UN's independent experts promote human rights
By: Ted Piccone
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9780815721925
Subjects: Human rights; International cooperation; Human rights monitoring; United Nations Human Rights Council
Description: "Examines the effectiveness of a key endeavor by the United Nations to monitor and influence human rights through a unique body of independent experts, appointed by countries to investigate, analyze, and report on the whole spectrum of human rights problems around the world"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Who are the UN's independent human rights experts?; title: Findings on effectiveness: country visits and communications; title: Independence under the blue flag: relationship with the United Nations; title: Style matters: the quality of special procedures work; title: Bringing implementation home: the role of states; title: Working with the independent sector; title: The future of special procedures; title: Appendixes: A. experts working group members; title: B. HRC Resolution 5/1, institution building; title: HRC resolution 5/2, code of conduct; title: List of independent experts; title: E. human Rights Council members; title: F. communications and country visits: examples of impact; title: G. breakdown of state responses to communications; title: H. status of country visits; title: I. Note on methodology note; title: J. Brookings/OSJI/UPR-Watch summary recommendations.