Human Rights Diplomacy: Contemporary Perspectives

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Michael O'Flaherty, Zdzis?aw K?dzia, Amrei Müller, George Ulrich
Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2011. okt. 28. - 301 oldal
This collection of essays explores the notion, tools and challenges of human rights diplomacy, which is understood as the utilisation of diplomatic negotiation and persuasion for the specific purpose of promoting and protecting human rights. Theoretical reflections are combined with first-hand accounts from a range of policy-makers involved in human rights diplomacy at the bilateral, regional and multilateral (UN) level. Contributors include inter-governmentally appointed office-holders, human rights ambassadors, members of UN human rights treaty bodies and representatives of inter-governmental organisations, national human rights organisations and non-governmental organisations. Their analysis shows that skilful and principled diplomacy can become a crucial part of a holistic approach to human rights protection, complementing other means such as legal remedies, public advocacy, political pressure and technical assistance. This book builds on discussions at a high-level workshop on the topic, organised by the University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre, the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation and the Adam Mickiewicz University of Pozna .
 

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1 Introduction Human Rights DiplomacyContemporary Perspectives
1
2 Framework for the Analysis of Human Rights Diplomacy
19
3 A Short Reflection on Human Rights Diplomacy
43
4 The Role of Human Rights Ambassadors in Human Rights DiplomacyPerspectives from Spain
59
5 Human Rights Diplomacy of Small States
69
6 The European Union as a Human Rights Actor
77
7 Human Rights Diplomacy and the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
101
A Complement to Advocacy
129
11 Human Rights Diplomacy of the United Nations Security Council
191
12 Conference Diplomacy and Human Rights
201
The NGO Role
217
14 National Human Rights Institutions as Diplomacy Actors
223
15 The Relevance of the MultiStakeholder Approach and MultiTrack Diplomacy for Human Rights Diplomacy
251
Report on the HighLevel Workshop on Human Rights Diplomacy Venice 3031 January 2009
263
Select Bibliography
289
Index
293

9 The United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies as Diplomatic Actors
155
10 The Human Rights Diplomacy of the UN SecretaryGeneral
173

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Michael O Flaherty is Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and holds the Chair in Applied Human Rights at the University of Nottingham. He serves as Vice-chairperson of the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Previously he held a number of senior positions with the United Nations, both at headquarters and in the field. Zdzis aw K dzia holds the Chair of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law and Administration, Adam Mickiewicz University of Pozna, and is a Vice-Chairperson of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. He previously worked for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Polish diplomatic service. His teaching and publications focus on international human rights law and constitutional law. Amrei M ller is a research assistant at the University of Z rich, School of Law. She recently obtained a PhD degree from the University of Nottingham. She was project officer for the project on Human Rights Diplomacy at the Human Rights Law Centre and has previously worked for the German Institute for Human Rights. George Ulrich is Rector of the Riga Graduate School of Law. He previously served as Secretary General of the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation and as a Senior Researcher at the Danish Centre for Human Rights. His publications cover the philosophy of human rights, international medical ethics and professional ethics.

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