The United Nations and Human Rights: A Critical Appraisal

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Frederic Megret (Full-Professor and Dawson Fellow, Faculty of Law, Assistant-Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University; Canada Research Chair in the Law of Human Rights and Legal Pluralism) Philip Alston (John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law, John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law, NYU School of Law)

The United Nations and Human Rights

A Critical Appraisal

Frederic Megret (Full-Professor and Dawson Fellow, Faculty of Law, Assistant-Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University; Canada Research Chair in the Law of Human Rights and Legal Pluralism), Philip Alston (John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law, John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law, NYU School of Law)

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Oxford University Press
02 April 2020

United Nations & UN agencies; Human rights; Comparative law; International human rights law

The very concept of human rights implies governmental accountability. To ensure that governments are indeed held accountable for their treatment of citizens and others the United Nations has established a wide range of mechanisms to monitor compliance, and to seek to prevent as well as respond to violations.

The panoply of implementation measures that the UN has taken since 1945 has resulted in a diverse and complex set of institutional arrangements, the effectiveness of which varies widely. Indeed, there is much doubt as to the effectiveness of much of the UN's human rights efforts but also about what direction it should take. Inevitable instances of politicization and the hostile, or at best ambivalent, attitude of most governments, has at times endangered the fragile progress made on the more technical fronts. At the same time, technical efforts cannot dispense with the complex politics of actualizing the promise of human rights at and through the UN. In addition to significant actual and potential problems of duplication, overlapping and inconsistent approaches, there are major problems of under-funding and insufficient expertise. The complexity of these arrangements and the difficulty in evaluating their impact makes a comprehensive guide of the type provided here all the more indispensable.

These essays critically examine the functions, procedures, and performance of each of the major UN organs dealing with human rights, including the Security Council and the International Court of Justice as well as the more specialized bodies monitoring the implementation of human rights treaties. Significant attention is devoted to the considerable efforts at reforming the UN's human rights machinery, as illustrated most notably by the creation of the Human Rights Council to replace the Commission on Human Rights. The book also looks at the relationship between the various bodies and the potential for major reforms and restructuring.

Edited by: Frederic Megret (Full-Professor and Dawson Fellow Faculty of Law Assistant-Professor Faculty of Law McGill University; Canada Research Chair in the Law of Human Rights and Legal Pluralism), Philip Alston (John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law, John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law, NYU School of Law)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 41mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780198298380
ISBN 10: 0198298382
Pages: 768
Publication Date: 02 April 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Appraising the UN Human Rights Regime, Philip Alston & Frédéric Mégret Part I: The Human Rights Mandate of the Principal Organs 1: The Security Council, Frédéric Mégret 2: The General Assembly, Andrew Clapham 3: The Economic and Social Council, Frédéric Mégret 4: The International Court of Justice, Bruno Simma Part II: Subsidiary Human Rights Organs 5: The Council and Commission on Human Rights, Rosa Freedman 6: The Consultative Committee, Laurence Boisson de Chazournes & Andrzej Gadkowski 7: The Commission on the Status of Women, Zehra Arat 8: Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Madeleine Heyward Part III: Organs Monitoring Treaty Compliance 9: The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Patrick Thornberry 10: The Human Rights Committee, Ludovic Hennebel 11: The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, Andrew Byrnes 12: The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Philip Alston. 13: The Committee against Torture, Andrew Byrnes. 14: The Committee on the Rights of the Child, Christine Evans 15: The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Janet Lord & Michael Stei. 16: The Committee on Enforced Disappearances, Olivier de Frouville 17: The Committee on the Human Rights of Migrant Workers, Vincent Chetail 18: Coordination between Treaty Bodies, Suzanne Egan Part IV The Governance of Human Rights 19: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Andrew Clapham. 20: Human Rights Co-ordination within the UN System, Georges Minet

Frédéric Mégret is a Full-Professor and Dawson Fellow at the Faculty of Law of McGill University. He holds a Phd in international law from the Université Panthéon-Sorbonne and the Graduate Institute of International Studies of the University of Geneva. He is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris and the author of many articles on international human rights law, public international law, international criminal law and the laws of war. Philip Alston is an international lawyer whose teaching focuses primarily on human rights law and the law of international organizations. He directs the recently-established NYU Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, part of the Institute for International Law and Justice. He is currently John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law, NYU School of Law.

Reviews for The United Nations and Human Rights: A Critical Appraisal

Review from other book by this author ... an excellent study of the many different aspects of human rights in the EU ... The volume is all the more interesting since it has a multidisciplinary approach. It does not only focus on legal aspects of human rights policies, but also deals with anthropological, social and political views on the EU and human rights. ... exceptional ... Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law, 8MJ2 (2001)