Alison Duxbury, The Participation of States in International Organisations: The Role of Human Rights and Democracy, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011, 380 pp, hb £60.00.

The present article attempts to determine the role of principles of good governance in the discussion regarding the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and its human rights accountability. It shows that the WTO as an organisation cannot be compared to other international organisations that are more autonomous such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or the World Bank. This does not mean, however, that the WTO has no autonomous powers at all. This contribution attempts to make clear what these activities are and how they may affect the protection of human rights. The implementation of good governance principles in international organisations can be considered a sine qua non for the realisation of human rights. Therefore, it will be examined what role the principles of good governance plays within the WTO. More specifically, the focus will be on how the good governance principles of transparency and participation can contribute to sensitising the organisation for human rights considerations.

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Monique Castermans-Holleman, Fried van Hoof, Jacqueline Smith, The Role of the Nation-State in the 21st Century: Human Rights, International Organisations and Foreign Policy, Essays in Honour of Peter Baehr

Non-State Actors and International Law ◽

10.1163/15718070121003491 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 153-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Foreign Policy ◽

21St Century ◽

Nation State ◽

International Organisations

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International Organizations - Promoting Compliance: The Role of Dispute Settlement and Monitoring Mechanisms in ASEAN Instruments by Robert BECKMAN, Leonardo BERNARD, Hao Duy PHAN, TAN Hsien-Li, and Ranyta YUSRAN. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016. xx + 306 pp. Softcover: £41.99; $59.99. doi:10.1017/CBO9781316534700 - ASEAN Law in the New Regional Economic Order: Global Trends and Shifting Paradigms edited by Pasha L. HSIEH and Bryan MERCURIO. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. xxiv + 426 pp. Hardcover: £107.90; $140.00. doi:10.1017/9781108563208 - Can ASEAN Take Human Rights Seriously? by Alison DUXBURY and TAN Hsien-Li. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. xxiv + 405 pp. Softcover: £38.53; $49.99. doi:10.1017/9781108566414

Asian Journal of International Law ◽

10.1017/s2044251319000225 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 184-185

Author(s):

Jack Wright NELSON

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

International Organizations ◽

Dispute Settlement ◽

Economic Order ◽

Regional Economic ◽

Global Trends ◽

Cambridge University

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Monitoring Accountability for un Peacekeeping under iccpr

Nordic Journal of International Law ◽

10.1163/15718107-08603004 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 86 (3) ◽

pp. 341-365 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Erika Nakamura

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

United Nations ◽

Empirical Analysis ◽

Potential Role ◽

International Organisations ◽

Member States ◽

Peacekeeping Operations ◽

Un Peacekeeping

This article aims to reveal the implications and significance of recent practices of the Human Rights Committee (hrc) in monitoring the human rights situation pertaining to peacekeeping operations; it also seeks to highlight the hrc’s roles in relation to either United Nations (un) member states’ or the un’s accountability over peacekeeping operations. The contribution is inspired by the current study and development of the accountability of international organisations. Empirical analysis shows the potential role of the hrc as one of the monitoring bodies of human rights situations in peacekeeping operations. A parallel question arises: what are the legal bases for the hrc monitoring of un member states’ or the un’s accountability with regard to peacekeeping operations? Considering the matter from various angles based on the concept of accountability reveals the background to and implication of the legal bases in question.

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Human Rights: An international context and internal developments. A view from Kazakhstan – the future OSCE Chairmanship country (2010)

Security and Human Rights ◽

10.1163/187502309787858129 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 37-41 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yevgeniy Zhovtis

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

United Nations ◽

War On Terror ◽

Modern World ◽

International Treaties ◽

International Organisations ◽

International Context ◽

Oil Gas ◽

Civil Societies

AbstractThis article looks into the situation of human rights activists in Kazakhstan, the challenges they face and the role of international organisations, in particular the OSCE. The article maintains that in the mid-nineties significant change of policy took place and the 'war on terror' put further challenges on human rights defenders and civil societies. In view of the author the advancement of democracy and human rights in the modern world has had four main adversaries: oil, gas, war on terror and geopolitics. These issues increasingly determine decisions taken at all levels, including those related to the ability of the international community to influence the countries where human rights violations happen frequently. Concerning Central Asia, the governments have ratified a number of international treaties on human rights and have joined the United Nations and the OSCE. However, they have failed to meet the majority of their obligations under the ratified international treaties and faced no major consequences for this failure. Internally there is a host of challenges that civil societies face and the author points to a number of frustrations on their part.

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