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Universal Periodic Review

Universal Periodic Review. Austria‘s report to the UN-Human Rights Council to be presented on 26 January 2011. B. Procedures and Cases. Universal systems (UN, ILO) Systems in Europe (Council of Europe, OSCE, European Union) Other regional systems (American, African, Islamic-Arab). 2. 2.

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Universal Periodic Review

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  1. Universal Periodic Review Austria‘s report to the UN-Human Rights Council to be presented on 26 January 2011

  2. B. Procedures and Cases Universal systems (UN, ILO) Systems in Europe (Council of Europe, OSCE, European Union) Other regional systems (American, African, Islamic-Arab) 2 2

  3. B.I. Universal Systems The System of the United Nations 3

  4. B.I. Methods of supervision Methods for supervising the implementation of human rights obligations by States: • Reporting systems (periodic reports) • Complaints systems • State complaints (ineffective) • individual complaints • collective complaints • Ad hoc-investigations into systematic violations 4

  5. B.I. Legal Basis of Cooperation • Charter-based rights (≠ Treaty-based rights) The main organ of the United Nations in questions of human rights is the recently established Human Rights Council which succeded to the Human Rights Commission (established in 1946) in 2006 5

  6. B.I. Charter-Based Institutions • General Assembly • Security Council • (Economic and Social Council) • (Commission on Human Rights – until 2006) • Human Rights Council (since 2006) • High Commissioner for Human Rights (since 1993, created by the General Assembly) Reading: Weissbrodt pp. 252- 266. 6

  7. B.I. Human Rights Council Points of Reform: • now a sub-organ of the General Assembly • election of 47 member States by GA • removal by 2/3 majority (gross violations) • new Universal Periodic Review (UPR) • more frequent sessions 7

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