The universal protection of human rights remains the core challenge of the United Nations if it is to achieve its mission of a world of peace, development and j

This book contends that civil society must mobilize its capacities to bring a new will to national and international politics and oblige governments to act. It

The UN human rights agenda has reached the mature age of 70 years and many UN mechanisms created to implement this agenda are themselves in their middle-age, ye

With the growth of the UN's Treaty Body System, the harmonization and the coordination of working methods between the treaty bodies has become a pressing issue.

The Human Rights Council is already the subject of major public interest and controversy. The Council is already being criticized for having dropped some of the