1. Introduction = 5
2. What is a national human rights institution? = 6
3. Monitoring and advising - law or politics? = 10
4. National institutions and ESCR? = 13
5. The role of national institutions in relation to regional and international human rights mechanisms = 16
6. Concluding remarks = 21
2. What is a national human rights institution? = 6
3. Monitoring and advising - law or politics? = 10
4. National institutions and ESCR? = 13
5. The role of national institutions in relation to regional and international human rights mechanisms = 16
6. Concluding remarks = 21