Guide to International Human Rights Practice

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
An Overview of International Human Rights Law....Pages 3-19
Strategies for Selecting and Pursuing International Human Rights Matters....Pages 20-45
Protection of Human Rights through the United Nations System....Pages 46-56
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
Individual Complaint Machinery under the United Nations 1503 Procedure and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights....Pages 59-73
Human Rights Complaint Procedures of the International Labor Organization....Pages 74-93
The Complaint Procedure of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)....Pages 94-107
The Individual Petition Procedure of the Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights....Pages 108-132
Practice and Procedure on Individual Applications under the European Convention on Human Rights....Pages 133-152
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights: Prospects and Procedures....Pages 153-162
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
International Reporting Procedures....Pages 165-185
Direct Intervention at the UN: NGO Participation in the Commission on Human Rights and Its Sub-Commission....Pages 186-199
Quasi-Legal Standards and Guidelines for Protecting Human Rights of Detained Persons....Pages 200-219
Front Matter....Pages 221-221
The Role of Domestic Courts in Enforcing International Human Rights Law....Pages 223-247
Domestic and International Protection of Refugees....Pages 248-269
Domestic Human Rights Advocacy: Strategies for Influencing Governmental Policy....Pages 270-279
Back Matter....Pages 281-310