Human Rights 3. What are the strategies for global governance of human rights?
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- What are the strategies for global governance of human rights?
- Global
governance of human
rights involves
cooperation between
organisations at scales
from global to local,
often in partnership.
- How human rights are promoted and protected by institutions, treaties, laws
and norms
- Human right treaties
- Thought up by the UN
- States choose to sign and then ratify
- Once reaches 20 signatories becomes legally binding
- Signatory – willingness to proceed with adopting the treaty
- Ratification – a state becomes legally bounded by a treaty
- Accession – same as ratification but skips out signatory
- Succession – when a new nations emerges from an old and continues with the already signed treaty
- European Court of Human Rights
- Set up in 1959, ensures member states of council of Europe respect rights set out in European Convention of Human Rights
- Court made up of 47 judges from each state, examining complaints
- If court finds violation, they explain why in written judgement, then the country must comply
- Protocols and Conventions
- Additionally set up, to regulate specific human rights
- Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment (CAT)
- December 1984 - Prevent torture, and investigate if it happens.
- Human right treaties
- Global governance of human rights in Afghanistan
- Contributions and interactions of different organisations at a range of
scales from global to local, including the United Nations, a national
government and an NGO
- Although not legitimate government, Taliban in control of 90% of country before 2001
- NATO sent troops into the country to combat the Taliban
- In 2014, NATO completed mission, although they left 10,000 troops there to train the Afghan military
- Afghan officials met with Taliban repre-sentatives in 2015, although attacks continued in 2016
- The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA established in 2002 to achieve sustainable peace and development
- The Afghan government joined the Economic Cooperation Organisation and the South Asian Associated for Regional Cooperation to help promote economic growth
- UNAMA Aimed to promote respect for international humanitarian and human rights laws; promote accountability; and more
- Con-sequences of global governance of human rights for local
communities.
- By 2014, nearly 6 million children were attending school, up from 1 million in 2001 - 40% were girls
- Access to promarty health care had increased to over 50% of the population
- Maternal mortality rate had halved ince 2001
- Average life expectancy increased from 55 (2000) to 61 (2013)
- Contributions and interactions of different organisations at a range of
scales from global to local, including the United Nations, a national
government and an NGO
- How human rights are promoted and protected by institutions, treaties, laws
and norms
- Global
governance of human
rights involves
cooperation between
organisations at scales
from global to local,
often in partnership.
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