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Human Rights Diplomacy: Contemporary Perspectives: 1 (Nottingham Studies on Human Rights, 1) - Hardcover

Book 2 of 6: Nottingham Studies on Human Rights

Michael O'Flaherty; Zdzisaw Kdzia; Amrei Müller; George Ulrich

 
9789004195165: Human Rights Diplomacy: Contemporary Perspectives: 1 (Nottingham Studies on Human Rights, 1)

Synopsis

This collection of essays explores the notion, tools and challenges of human rights diplomacy. Human rights diplomacy is understood as the utilisation of diplomatic negotiation and persuasion for the specific purpose of promoting and protecting human rights. This book builds on discussions at a high-level workshop on the topic, organised by the University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre, the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation and the Adam Mickiewicz University of Pozna, that was held in Venice.

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About the Author

Michael OFlaherty is Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and holds the Chair in Applied Human Rights at the University of Nottingham. He serves as Vice-chairperson of the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Previously he held a number of senior positions with the United Nations, both at headquarters and in the field. Zdzisaw Kdzia holds the Chair of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law and Administration, Adam Mickiewicz University of Pozna, and is a Vice-Chairperson of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. He previously worked for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Polish diplomatic service. His teaching and publications focus on international human rights law and constitutional law. Amrei Müller is a research assistant at the University of Zürich, School of Law. She recently obtained a PhD degree from the University of Nottingham. She was project officer for the project on Human Rights Diplomacy at the Human Rights Law Centre and has previously worked for the German Institute for Human Rights. George Ulrich is Rector of the Riga Graduate School of Law. He previously served as Secretary General of the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation and as a Senior Researcher at the Danish Centre for Human Rights. His publications cover the philosophy of human rights, international medical ethics and professional ethics.

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