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UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies Law and Legitimacy

Author: Helen Keller; Geir Ulfstein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107006546
Published In: April 2012
Format: Hardback , 490 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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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 established by the respective human rights conventions and are composed of independent experts. This book examines three aspects of these bodies: the legal aspects of their structure, functions and decisions; their effectiveness in ensuring respect for human rights obligations; and the legitimacy of these bodies and their decisions. Containing contributions from a variety of eminent legal experts, including present and former members of the treaty bodies, the analysis should be read in light of the ongoing effort to strengthen treaty bodies under the auspices of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and with the involvement of relevant stakeholders.

• Places human rights treaty bodies in their general international institutional context and analyses their special legal features

• Analyses the legitimacy of the human rights treaty bodies and their decisions

• Discusses the effectiveness of the human rights treaty bodies in ensuring respect for human rights obligations, a hitherto under-explored area

Notes on the contributors	vii
Preface and acknowledgements	ix
Table of cases	xi
Table of conventions and statutes	xxv
List of abbreviations	xxvii
1 Introduction Helen Keller and Geir Ulfstein	1
2 Examination of state reports Walter Kälin	16
3 Individual complaints Geir Ulfstein	73
4 General Comments of the Human Rights Committee and their legitimacy Helen Keller and Leena Grover	116
5 The protection of economic and social rights: a particular challenge? Urfan Khaliq and Robin Churchill	199
6 Aspects of human rights interpretation by the UN treaty bodies Birgit Schlütter	261
7 UN treaty bodies and the Human Rights Council Nigel S. Rodley	320
8 The legal status of decisions by human rights treaty bodies in national law Rosanne van Alebeek and André Nollkaemper	356
9 Conclusions Helen Keller and Geir Ulfstein	414
Bibliography	426
Index	446