Catalysts for Change: How the UN's Independent Experts Promote Human Rights

by Theodore J. Piccone and Ted Piccone

Book Overview

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Catalysts for Change examines the strengths and weaknesses of one of the United Nations' most important human rights mechanisms--the collection of independent experts known as special procedures--as they negotiate the rocky terrain where rights meet reality. These independent experts serve as the eyes and ears of the UN human rights system. Despite their prolific work as experts and advocates, however, there has been no empirical study...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815721927
• ISBN13: 9780815721925
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"