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Author:   Surya Subedi, OBE, QC (Hon) (University of Leeds, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.720kg
ISBN:  

9781138711532

ISBN 10:   1138711535
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   18 May 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Chapter 1: The place of human rights in the contemporary and globalised world Chapter 2: The conceptual and international development of human rights Chapter 3: Effectiveness of the UN human rights treaty bodies Chapter 4: Effectiveness of the UN Human Rights Council and its challenges Chapter 5: Effectiveness of the Office of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights Chapter 6: The UN Human Rights Special Rapporteurs and their effectiveness in protecting human rights Chapter 7: Effectiveness of other UN charter-based bodies and agencies associated with the UN Chapter 8: Reform of the UN human rights system and the judicialisation of human rights at the international level Conclusions Select Bibliography Index

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Surya P. Subedi offers a scholar's diagnosis of what is wrong with the international human rights system and a practitioner's suggestions to fix it. Drawing on his experiences as an activist, an academic, and as a UN Special Rapporteur, he shows the possibilities and the limitations of this vital body of norms - and how they might translate from words to deeds. Professor Simon Chesterman, National University of Singapore and Secretary-General, Asian Society of International Law 'An effective UN addresses and remedies human rights violations. At present the organization does not deliver. In this accessible book Professor Subedi provides a competent and comprehensive assessment of the UN human rights system which culminates in a compelling plea for reform including concrete and feasible suggestions for change.' Karin Arts, Professor of International Law and Development, ISS, The Hague, The Netherlands

Surya P. Subedi offers a scholar's diagnosis of what is wrong with the international human rights system and a practitioner's suggestions to fix it. Drawing on his experiences as an activist, an academic, and as a UN Special Rapporteur, he shows the possibilities and the limitations of this vital body of norms - and how they might translate from words to deeds. Professor Simon Chesterman, National University of Singapore and Secretary-General, Asian Society of International Law

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Surya P. Subedi, OBE, QC (Hon), is Professor of International Law at the University of Leeds, member of the Institut de Droit International, former UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in Cambodia and barrister at the Three Stone Chambers, Lincoln’s Inn, London.

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