The Ombudsman, Good Governance and the International Human Rights SystemThis book uses comparative law and comparative international law approaches to explore the role of human rights ombuds, classic-based ombuds and other types of ombuds institutions in human rights protection and promotion, their methods of application of international and domestic human rights law and their roles in strengthening good governance. It highlights the increasing importance of national human rights ombuds institutions globally and their roles as national human rights institutions (NHRIs). Chapters address: ombuds institutions as mechanisms to strengthen democratic, horizontal and vertical accountability, the rule of law and good governance; national human rights ombuds institutions as NHRIs; the investigatory, litigation, promotional and other powers of human rights and classic-based ombuds and their methods for applying international and domestic human rights law; ombuds institutions and the protection and promotion of international children's rights; national human rights ombuds additional mandates as OPCAT national preventive mechanisms, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Article 33(2) framework mechanisms and EU national equality bodies; human rights ombuds and business and human rights; ombuds institutions, gender and women's rights; the European Ombudsman and human rights; national human rights ombuds and other ombuds models by region, accompanied by case studies on national human rights ombuds; and the legal and extra-legal factors affecting ombuds institutional effectiveness. |
Contents
Chapter Two Variations on the Ombudsman Concept | 25 |
Democratic Accountability and Good | 55 |
Domestic Protection and Promotion | 81 |
Chapter Five The Ombudsman Good Governance and Human Rights | 125 |
Chapter Six The Ombudsman Good Governance and Human Rights in Latin | 170 |
Chapter Seven The Ombudsman Good Governance and Human Rights | 215 |
Establishment of the Human | 253 |
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Africa American Amnesty International Annual Report appointed Bosnia and Herzegovina Child children's rights civil classical ombudsman Commissioner for Human Committee Community Concluding Observations Constitution Council of Europe Country Reports 2002 Court Dayton Agreement Defensor del Pueblo democracy democratic Development discrimination East Timor established European Convention European Ombudsman European Union Finland functions Human Rights Commission human rights institutions human rights law human rights ombudsman human rights protection human rights system human rights treaties hybrid ombudsmen ibid implementation independence infra Chapter Int'l Legal Mat Int'l Omb Inter-American international human rights International Ombudsman Institute international organizations judicial jurisdiction Kosovo legislation mandate mechanism minors monitor national human rights National Ombudsman ombuds Ombudsman Act Ombudsman Offices Ombudsperson operation organizational ombudsman paras Paris Principles Parliament Parliamentary Ombudsman peace-building police powers promotion Protection of Human Public Protector recommendations role sector supra Chapter supra note take complaints tion United Nations UNMIK Yrbk