The Medium Foreseeing the Future: The Role of NHRIs in Creating RHRIs in the Asia-Pacific Region
Socio-Legal Review Vol. 8(1) 2012
44 Pages Posted: 27 Dec 2012
Date Written: December 26, 2012
Abstract
This paper explores the ways in which national human rights institutions (NHRIs) can be a key player for the establishment of regional human rights institutions (RHRIs) in this region by addressing some of the concerns and inhibitions of Asian states, while furthering the broad policies and aims of international human rights law. In examining the unique strengths and weaknesses of NHRIs, this paper also explores the role that NHRIs can play in the creation, administration and furtherance of international human rights law, thus illuminating the particular role of such actors to create RHRIs in the Asian human rights context.
This paper broadly maintains that as intermediate institutions, NHRIs can strengthen the human rights system at the national level, raise public awareness of human rights through an active cooperation with civil society, change a government’s human rights policies, and ultimately develop a credible regional human rights system for the establishment of RHRIs in this region.
Keywords: national human rights institutions, regional human rights institutions, international human rights law
JEL Classification: K33
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