UN human rights treaty bodies : law and legitimacy
"The effective implementation of human rights treaty obligations in national law is subject to increasing attention. The main responsibility for the international monitoring of national implementation at the global level is entrusted to the UN human rights treaty bodies. These bodies are establ...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press ,
c2012
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| Series: | Studies on human rights conventions
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Examination of state reports
- 3. Individual complaints
- 4. General comments of the human rights committee and their legitimacy
- 5. The protection of economic and social rights: a particular challenge?
- 6. Aspects of human rights interpretation by the UN Treaty bodies
- 7. UN Treaty bodies and the Human Rights Council
- 8. The legal status of decisions by human rights treaty bodies in national law
- 9. Conclusions