The UN Human Rights Committee

• Verfasst von: Seibert-Fohr, Anja [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The UN Human Rights Committee
• Verf.angabe: Anja Seibert-Fohr
• Umfang: 25 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 15.03.2019
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: International Human Rights Institutions, Tribunals, and Courts
• Jahr Quelle: 2018
• Band/Heft Quelle: (2018), S. 117-141
• ISBN Quelle: 978-981-10-5206-4
• DOI: doi:10.1007/978-981-10-5206-4_6
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1590344707

Abstract

The UN Human Rights Committee, which is recognized for its legal expertise in human rights law, belongs to the most prominent institutions for the oversight of international human rights. The Committee was the first universal body with a mandate to examine individual communications. Among the international treaty bodies it continues to receive the highest number of individual petitions. Through the course of its four decades of existence, the Committee has developed a considerable body of jurisprudence affecting the interpretation of human rights by domestic and international institutions, including the International Court of Justice. The present chapter introduces readers to the work of this quasi-judicial expert body from the perspective of a former Committee member. It locates the Committee’s institutional place in the overall structure of the human rights system and describes current challenges and developments. The author offers an in-depth assessment of the Committee’s legacy and makes proposals on how the Committee can refine its procedures and methodology.