Creating the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the 1993 World Conference /
This unique and timely collection describes the evolution of the human rights activities of the UN during the period 1987-97, with a focus on the 1993 World Conference of Human Rights and the subsequent creation and early years of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. All the authors were insid...
Saved in:
Other Authors: ,
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published:
Leiden ; Boston :
BRILL,
2026.
Series:
UN Human Rights in Practice ;
1.
Human Rights and Humanitarian Law E-Books Online, Collection 2026.
Subjects:
Online Access: Login to view Source
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Call Number: K3240 .I5788
| LEADER | 05954nam a22005178i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | BRILL9789004724488 | ||
| 003 | nllekb | ||
| 005 | 20260802134838.0 | ||
| 006 | m d | ||
| 007 | cr un uuuua | ||
| 008 | 260325s2026 gw sb 001 0 eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 9789004724488 |q (electronic book) | ||
| 020 | |z 9789004724471 |q (print) | ||
| 024 | 7 | |a 10.1163/9789004724488 |2 DOI | |
| 040 | |a NL-LeKB |c NL-LeKB |e rda | ||
| 041 | |a eng | ||
| 041 | |a eng | ||
| 050 | 4 | |a K3240 .I5788 | |
| 072 | 7 | |a LAW |x 051000 |2 bisacsh | |
| 072 | 7 | |a POL |x 035010 |2 bisacsh | |
| 072 | 7 | |a LBBR |2 bicssc | |
| 082 | 0 | 4 | |a 341.48 |2 23 |
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Creating the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the 1993 World Conference / |c edited by Gudmundur Alfredsson, Gianni Magazzeni. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Leiden ; |a Boston : |b BRILL, |c 2026. | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©2026 | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (473 pages) : |b illustrations. | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a online resource |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a UN Human Rights in Practice ; |v 1 | |
| 490 | 1 | |a Human Rights and Humanitarian Law E-Books Online, Collection 2026 | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |t Foreword -- Preface -- List of Figures -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- Gudmundur Alfredsson and Gianni Magazzeni -- 1 Responding to Gross Violations of Human Rights by the UN and the Call for a High Commissioner -- The Evolving Roles of the Commission on Human Rights and the Division of Human Rights between 1946 and 1982 -- Theo van Boven and Ingrid Westendorp -- 2 Acting to Protect People: Building the Foundations of United Nations Human Rights Action to Intervene and Protect -- Tom McCarthy -- 3 The World Public Information Campaign in 1988 and the Triangular Approach to Human Rights -- Gianni Magazzeni -- 4 Genesis of the 1993 Vienna Conference -- Liviu Bota -- 5 Drafting a Declaration -- Gudmundur Alfredsson -- 6 The Adoption of the Vienna Declaration: a Dialectical Approach to Human Rights -- Bhaswati Mukherjee -- 7 Success against All Odds: the World Conference on Human Rights, Its Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and the Operationalisation of Human Rights Protection -- A Personal Recollection and Appreciation -- Christian Strohal -- 8 The Principle of Universal, Indivisible, Interdependent and Interrelated Human Rights and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights -- Janelle M. Diller -- 9 National Human Rights Institutions -- Brian Burdekin -- 1 The UN's Evolving Commitment to Human Rights: Indigenous Rights and the World Conference -- Lee Swepston -- 11 Developments of the UN Human Rights System over the Last Decades -- Achievements and Challenges -- Petter Fredrik Wille -- 12 The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: an Amorphous Mandate -- John P. Pace -- 13 Pushing on an Open Door: the US Government, the Vienna Conference and the UN High Commissioner -- Eric P. Schwartz -- 14 Negotiations at the 48th UNGA to Create a High Commissioner for Human Rights -- Peter Eicher -- 15 José Ayala Lasso and the Establishment of a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights -- José Rosemberg -- 16 Mission to Rwanda -- José Ayala Lasso -- 17 Media Coverage of UN Rights Boss Overshadowed by Rwandan Genocide -- Stephanie Nebehay -- 18 NGOs and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights -- Felice Gaer -- 19 The Challenging Integration of the Old Centre for Human Rights with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights -- Gianni Magazzeni -- 2 The Human Rights Diplomacy of José Ayala Lasso: Balancing the Ethic of Responsibility and the Ethic of Conviction -- Bertrand Ramcharan -- 21 José Ayala Lasso: a Legacy of Diplomacy and Human Rights -- José Valencia -- Appendix: Snapshots from Some of Ayala Lasso's Missions and HCHR/CHR Information Materials -- Index. | |
| 520 | |a This unique and timely collection describes the evolution of the human rights activities of the UN during the period 1987-97, with a focus on the 1993 World Conference of Human Rights and the subsequent creation and early years of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. All the authors were insiders - diplomats, NGO representatives, media personnel, independent human rights experts and UN staff members, including heads of the UN human rights programme - and all played active roles in the events concerned. The first UN High Commissioner, José Ayala Lasso of Ecuador, is among them. The volume draws on their experiences, perspectives and expertise. 'It is thus with great enthusiasm that I welcome the efforts to record for history, and for humanity, what transpired at the dawn of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, for it is in knowing our past that we can better confront our future. - José Ayala Lasso (From the Foreword) 'This book contains valuable insight into the evolution of the Office and the need to build on its achievements, emphasizing its value as a powerful vehicle for change, progress, dignity and justice for all.' - Volker Türk (From the Preface) See Less | ||
| 546 | |a English | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
| 650 | 0 | 0 | |a Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. |
| 650 | 0 | 0 | |a Human Rights. |
| 700 | 1 | |a Magazzeni, Gianni, |e editor. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Alfredsson, Gudmundur, |e editor. | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Print version: |t Creating the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the 1993 World Conference. |d Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, |c 2026. |z 9789004724471 |w (OCoLC)1569378665 |w (DLC) 2026937111 |
| 830 | 0 | |a UN Human Rights in Practice ; |v 1. | |
| 830 | 0 | |a Human Rights and Humanitarian Law E-Books Online, Collection 2026. | |
| 856 | 4 | |z DOI: |u http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004724488 | |
| 942 | |2 lcc |c EBOOK | ||
| 999 | |c 62542 |d 62542 | ||