Freedman, Rosa.

The United Nations Human Rights Council : a critique and early assessment / Rosa Freedman. - Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013. - xii, 330 p. ; 24 cm. - Routledge research in human rights law . - Routledge research in human rights law. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Background: from commission to council -- Reforming the UN principal charter-based human rights body -- Creation and mandate -- International relations theories -- Roles and functions of international organisations -- Politicisation of international organisations -- The United States and the Human Rights Council -- The Council's inaction on Darfur -- Innovative mechanisms -- Conclusion.

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United Nations Human Rights Council.


Human rights.