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  • Washington, D.C : Brookings Institution Press  (2)
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  • Political Science  (2)
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  • 1
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    Catalysts for change : how the UN's independent experts promote human rights (2012)
    Washington, D.C : Brookings Institution Press
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    ISBN: 9780815721925
    Language: English
    Pages: xi, 225 S. , 23 cm
    DDC: 341.4/8
    RVK:
    PR 2213
    RVK:
    MK 7500
    RVK:
    MD 4700
    RVK:
    MK 1600
    Keywords: United Nations Human Rights Council ; Vereinte Nationen ; Vereinte Nationen ; Human rights International cooperation ; Human rights monitoring ; Bedeutung ; Rolle ; Sachverständigenausschuss ; Zivilgesellschaft ; Menschenrecht ; Schutz ; Internationaler Vergleich ; Vorschlag ; Initiative ; Vereinte Nationen Menschenrechtsrat ; Menschenrechtspolitik ; Überwachung ; Internationale Kooperation
    Abstract: "Examines the effectiveness of a key endeavor by the United Nations to monitor and influence human rights through a unique body of independent experts, appointed by countries to investigate, analyze, and report on the whole spectrum of human rights problems around the world"--Provided by publisher
    Description / Table of Contents: IntroductionWho are the UN's independent human rights experts? -- Findings on effectiveness: country visits and communications -- Independence under the blue flag: relationship with the United Nations -- Style matters: the quality of special procedures work -- Bringing implementation home: the role of states -- Working with the independent sector -- The future of special procedures -- Appendixes: A. experts working group members -- B. HRC Resolution 5/1, institution building -- HRC resolution 5/2, code of conduct -- List of independent experts -- E. human Rights Council members -- F. communications and country visits: examples of impact -- G. breakdown of state responses to communications -- H. status of country visits -- I. Note on methodology note -- J. Brookings/OSJI/UPR-Watch summary recommendations.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Who are the UN's independent human rights experts? -- Findings on effectiveness: country visits and communications -- Independence under the blue flag: relationship with the United Nations -- Style matters: the quality of special procedures work -- Bringing implementation home: the role of states -- Working with the independent sector -- The future of special procedures -- Appendixes: A. experts working group members -- B. HRC Resolution 5/1, institution building -- HRC resolution 5/2, code of conduct -- List of independent experts -- E. human Rights Council members -- F. communications and country visits: examples of impact -- G. breakdown of state responses to communications -- H. status of country visits -- I. Note on methodology note -- J. Brookings/OSJI/UPR-Watch summary recommendations.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction 1. - 1 Who Are the UN's Independent Human Rights Experts? 6. - 2 Findings on Effectiveness: Country Visits and Communications 18. - 3 Independence under the Blue Flag: Relationship with the United Nations 45. - 4 Style Matters: The Quality of Special Procedures Work 70. - 5 Bringing Implementation Home: The Role of States 91. - 6 Working with the Independent Sector 105. - 7 The Future of Special Procedures 122. - Appendixes 135
    Note: Literaturangaben und Index
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  • 2
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    Battling terrorism in the Horn of Africa (2005)
    Cambridge, Mass : World Peace Foundation | Washington, D.C : Brookings Institution Press
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    ISBN: 0815775709 , 0815775717 , 0815797931
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (viii, 210 p) , map
    Edition: Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Parallel Title: Print version Battling Terrorism in the Horn of Africa
    DDC: 303.6250963
    RVK:
    MD 8920
    Keywords: Islam and politics ; Terrorism Prevention ; Terrorism - Horn of Africa - Prevention ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung
    Abstract: "Examines the state of governance in the countries of the greater Horn of Africa region--Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan, and Yemen--and discusses strategies to combat the transnational threat of terrorism, including suggestions for more effective U.S. engagement in the region"--Provided by publisher
    Description / Table of Contents: Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; 1. The Horn of Africa and Yemen: Diminishing the Threat of Terrorism; 2. Somalia and Somaliland: Terrorism, Political Islam, and State Collapse; 3. Djibouti: A Special Role in the War on Terrorism; 4. Eritrea: On a Slow Fuse; 5. Ethiopia: Governance and Terrorism; 6. The Sudan: Political Islam and Terrorism; 7. Yemen: Political Economy and the Effort against Terrorism; 8. Kenya: The Struggle against Terrorism; Contributors; Index
    Note: Description based upon print version of record , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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