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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs)"”.
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International principles and methods employed by National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) as a means of promoting and protecting human rights, a case study of the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC)
… generally focuses on the important role that National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) play in promoting and protecting human rights at the domestic level, hence the need for NHRIs to be effective and efficient in the discharge of their mandate. One way of improving the effectiveness and …
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US Compliance with International Environmental Human Rights Standards within Domestic Environmental Conflict Resolution
… affecting the lives, health and property of human beings. As a clean and safe environment is a prerequisite to the fulfilment of human rights, international law affirms that states have obligations to protect its citizens. Over the last fifty plus years, environmental human rights have found …
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The role of national human rights institutions in promoting and protecting the rights of refugees: the case of South Africa and Kenya
… and implementation gaps within the international refugee protection regime suggest the need to reform its implementation and accountability processes. Increasingly, the focus is being shifted to local or domestic actors to attempt to address the challenges faced in realising refugee …
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The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism: Any Imperative for participation therein and the implementation of its recommendations by the South African Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development (PCJ&CD)?
Despite being marginalised for years within international human rights law, the UN recently acknowledged the significant role that national parliaments can play in the international human rights framework, particularly through the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review mechanism. …