Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Politicisation of the Human Rights Council

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Politicisation of the Human Rights Council

Government delegates at the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) representing their states - state representatives acting politically - differentiating politics and politicisation - bloc voting and vote-bartering - HRC originally designed as a transparent, deliberative body working imparti...

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Veröffentlicht in:Human rights law review 2017-12, Vol.17 (4), p.753-769
Hauptverfasser: Freedman, Rosa, Houghton, Ruth
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Central government
Councils
Delegates
HUMAN RIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
International organizations
Legitimacy
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
UNITED NATIONS
VOTING
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Zusammenfassung:Government delegates at the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) representing their states - state representatives acting politically - differentiating politics and politicisation - bloc voting and vote-bartering - HRC originally designed as a transparent, deliberative body working impartially on human rights - protecting and promoting human rights - tactics of delegates hindering achievement of HRC goals.
ISSN:1461-7781
1744-1021
DOI:10.1093/hrlr/ngx027