| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 351 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: national human rights institutions, state compliance, and social change / Ryan Goodman and Thomas Pegram -- Part I. NHRIs in Theory and Reality 2. National human rights institutions and state compliance / Sonia Cardenas -- 3. The shifting boundaries of NHRI definition in the international system / Linda C. Reif -- 4. Evaluating NHRIs: considering structure, mandate, and impact / Julie Mertus -- Part II. NHRI Performance: Global, Regional, and National Domains 5. National human rights institutions and the international human rights system / Chris Sidoti -- 6. National human rights institutions in anglophone Africa: legalism, popular agency, and the "voices of suffering" / Obiora Chinedu Okafor -- 7. National human rights institutions in the Asia Pacific region: change agents under conditions of uncertainty / Catherine Renshaw and Kieren Fitzpatrick -- 8. National human rights institutions in Central and Eastern Europe: the ombudsman as agent of international law / Richard Carver -- 9. National human rights institutions in Latin America: politics and institutionalization / Thomas Pegram -- Part III. NHRIS and Compliance: Beyond Enforcement -- 10. The societalization of horizontal accountability: rights advocacy and the defensor del pueblo de la nación in Argentina / Enrique Peruzzotti -- 11. Through pressure or persuasion?: explaining compliance with the resolutions of the Bolivian defensor del pueblo / Fredrik Uggla -- Part IV. Final Reflections 12. Tainted origins and uncertain outcomes: evaluating NHRIs / Peter Rosenblum -- 13. National human rights institutions, opportunities, and activism / David S. Meyer |
| Summary |
"This book critically examines the significance of National Human Rights Institutions by collecting work from experts spanning international law, political science, sociology, and human rights practice"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
National human rights institutions.
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Human rights.
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International law.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
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Human rights
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International law
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National human rights institutions
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Menschenrechtsorganisation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Goodman, Ryan
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Pegram, Thomas Innes, 1980-
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| ISBN |
9781139206129 |
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1139206125 |
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9781139019408 |
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1139019406 |
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9781139204545 |
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1139204548 |
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9781107224612 |
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1107224616 |
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1139199501 |
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9781139199506 |
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1280565845 |
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9781280565847 |
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9786613597939 |
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6613597937 |
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1139205323 |
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9781139205320 |
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1139203142 |
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9781139203142 |
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1139201727 |
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9781139201728 |
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