National human rights institutions in Southeast Asia selected case studies

This book reviews Southeast Asia's National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) as part of an emerging assessment of a nascent regional human rights architecture that is facing significant challenges in protecting human rights.

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Other Authors: Gomez, James (Editor), Ramcharan, Robin (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Petaling Jaya, Selangor Strategic Information and Research Development Centre Palgrave Macmillan 2020
Series:Human rights in Asia
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: National Human Right Institutions in Southeast Asia: Challenges to the Protection of Human Rights
  • pt.I. Southeast Asian NHRIs: Regional and Global Perspectives
  • National Human Right Institutions: From Idea to Implementation
  • National Human Rights Institutions in Southeast Asian States: The Necessary Foundation for an Efficient ASEAN Intergovermental Commission on Human Rights
  • National Human Rights Institutions and the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Body System: A Rebuttal to the Skeptics
  • pt.II. Protection Challenges in Southeast Asian States
  • Assessing the Effectiveness of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission in the Wider Regional Geo-Political Context
  • From Transition to Government Accountability: Opportunities for the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission
  • Komnas HAM: Discrepancies Between Its Mandate and the Indonesian Constitutional Framework
  • Strengthening Komnas HAM and Building Synergies with Other National State Institutions on Human Rights
  • The Protection Capacities of NHRIs in the Philippines, Thailand and Timor-Laste
  • Advocating for a National Human Rights Institution in Singapore
  • pt.III. Thematic Perspectives on NHRI in Southeast Asia
  • Mental Health and Human Rights: the Role of Komnas HAM
  • Bridging Gaps and Hopes: Malaysia's National Human Rights Commission and Rights Related to SOGIESC
  • Komnas HAM and the Land Rights of Indigenous Peoples: National Inquiry ad a New Mechanism for the Settlement of Disputes
  • The Protection Capacities of NHRIs