The Protection Role and Jurisprudence of the United Nations Human Rights Council

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-90-04-50494-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 106, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 361 g

Reihe: Nijhoff Law Specials

This book places under scrutiny for the first time, whether and how, the United Nations Human Rights Council actually contributes to the protection of human rights in the face of pervasive gross violations world-wide. It finds that the Council does little of preventive protection, some mitigatory protection, and little remedial or compensatory protection. The Council’s response to situations of gross violations depends on the political alignments within its membership for each situation. The Council gives priority to cooperation and dialogue over principled denunciations of gross violations. It is not an organ of justice, but in some instances it is an organ for justice, inasmuch as it addresses the structural causes of violations. Much useful fact-finding takes place under the auspices of the Council, and it does contribute to the progressive development of international law.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ramcharan, Bertrand G.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte

Über Autor(innen)

Bertrand Ramcharan performed the function of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. He has been Commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists, and Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. He has written extensively on the protection roles of UN human rights organs, focussing on protection gaps in these bodies, with the aim of strengthening protection in international law and practice. He is President of the Human Rights Observatory.