Comparative Study on Mandates of National Human Rights Institutions in the Commonwealth

Contents
Foreword
1. Preface
2. Introduction
3. The Protection and Promotion of Human Rights
3.1 Protection of Human Rights – a World View
3.2 The Framework for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Commonwealth
3.3 The Paris Principles
3.4 Commonwealth Strategies Best Practice Guidelines for NHRIs
3.5 National Human Rights Institutions
3.6 International, Regional and Sub-Regional Groupings of NHRIs
3.7 Contemporary Challenges facing NHRIs
4. Key Criteria for NHRIs
4.1 Independence
4.2 Mandates, Functions and Powers
4.3 Membership and Composition
5. Schedules of Commonwealth NHRIs
5.1 Asia Pacific
5.2 Africa
5.3 Canada and Europe
6. Commentary on the NHRI and Ombudsman Schedules
6.1 Asia Pacific
6.2 Africa
6.3 Canada and Europe
7. Ombudsman Offices
7.1 Role and Function
7.2 Legal Framework of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
7.3 Schedules of Ombudsman Offices
7.4 Commentary on Individual Ombudsman Offices
8. Conclusions
9. Annexes
9.1 Normative Framework
9.2 UN Treaty Bodies: Recommendations and General Comments
9.3 Co-operation Machinery for NHRIs
9.4 Enabling Legislation
9.5 Enabling Legislation: Ombudsman Offices of the Americas
10 Bibliography
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