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TABLE OF CONVENTIONS AND STATUTES1ABBREVIATIONS;
1: Introduction; Legal aspects; Effectiveness; Legitimacy; The plan of this book; Chapter 2 (Walter Kälin); Chapter 3 (Geir Ulfstein); Chapter 4 (Helen Keller and Leena Grover); Chapter 5 (Robin Churchill and Urfan Kahliq); Chapter 6 (Birgit Schlütter); Chapter 7 (Sir Nigel Rodley); Chapter 8 (Rosanne van Alebeek and André Nollkaemper);
2: Examination of state reports; 1 Introduction; 2 The state reporting procedure; 3 Key obligations of states parties under the reporting procedure; 4 Purpose and character of reporting procedure.
4.1 From strengthening friendly relations to monitoring states parties 4.2 Other functions of the reporting procedure; 5 Assessment; 5.1 Efficiency; 5.1.1 The Human Rights Committee; 5.1.2 States; 5.1.3 Dialogue with the state party; 5.2 Legality; 5.2.1 Linking concerns with specific human rights guarantees; 5.2.2 Limiting examinations to topics covered by the respective treaties; 5.2.3 Limiting examinations to what can be considered violations?; 5.3 Quality; 5.3.1 Dialogue; 5.3.2 Concluding Observations; 5.4 Effectiveness; 5.5 Visibility; 6 Conclusions; 3: Individual complaints.
-- 1 Introduction2 Membership; 2.1 Composition; 2.1.1 Introduction; 2.1.2 Professional background; 2.1.3 Qualifications; 2.1.4 Independence; 2.1.5 Representativeness; 2.2 Nomination; 2.3 Election; 2.4 Who should adopt guidelines?; 2.4.1 The treaty bodies; 2.4.2 The General Assembly; 2.4.3 Meetings of states parties; 3 Procedural requirements; 4 Legal status of decisions; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Final decisions; 4.3 Interim measures; 5 Effectiveness; 6 Fragmentation; 7 Legitimacy; 8 Conclusions; 4: General Comments of the Human Rights Committee and their legitimacy; 1 Introduction; 2 Background.
2.1 Origins and purposes2.2 Competence to adopt General Comments; 2.3 Legal significance; 2.3.1 Not legally binding; 2.3.2 Subsequent practice; 2.3.3 Authoritative interpretations; 3 Methodology; 3.1 Review of primary and secondary sources; 3.2 Interview technique; 3.3 Process legitimacy; 4 Determinacy; 4.1 Purpose and audience; 4.2 Imperatives; 5 Symbolic validation; 6 Coherence; 6.1 Covenant and past interpretive practices; 6.2 Other rules within the same system; 7 Adherence; 7.1 Sources of international law; 7.2 Interpretation of international law; 7.3 Drafting process for General Comments.
TABLE OF CONVENTIONS AND STATUTES1ABBREVIATIONS;
1: Introduction; Legal aspects; Effectiveness; Legitimacy; The plan of this book; Chapter 2 (Walter Kälin); Chapter 3 (Geir Ulfstein); Chapter 4 (Helen Keller and Leena Grover); Chapter 5 (Robin Churchill and Urfan Kahliq); Chapter 6 (Birgit Schlütter); Chapter 7 (Sir Nigel Rodley); Chapter 8 (Rosanne van Alebeek and André Nollkaemper);
2: Examination of state reports; 1 Introduction; 2 The state reporting procedure; 3 Key obligations of states parties under the reporting procedure; 4 Purpose and character of reporting procedure.
4.1 From strengthening friendly relations to monitoring states parties 4.2 Other functions of the reporting procedure; 5 Assessment; 5.1 Efficiency; 5.1.1 The Human Rights Committee; 5.1.2 States; 5.1.3 Dialogue with the state party; 5.2 Legality; 5.2.1 Linking concerns with specific human rights guarantees; 5.2.2 Limiting examinations to topics covered by the respective treaties; 5.2.3 Limiting examinations to what can be considered violations?; 5.3 Quality; 5.3.1 Dialogue; 5.3.2 Concluding Observations; 5.4 Effectiveness; 5.5 Visibility; 6 Conclusions; 3: Individual complaints.
-- 1 Introduction2 Membership; 2.1 Composition; 2.1.1 Introduction; 2.1.2 Professional background; 2.1.3 Qualifications; 2.1.4 Independence; 2.1.5 Representativeness; 2.2 Nomination; 2.3 Election; 2.4 Who should adopt guidelines?; 2.4.1 The treaty bodies; 2.4.2 The General Assembly; 2.4.3 Meetings of states parties; 3 Procedural requirements; 4 Legal status of decisions; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Final decisions; 4.3 Interim measures; 5 Effectiveness; 6 Fragmentation; 7 Legitimacy; 8 Conclusions; 4: General Comments of the Human Rights Committee and their legitimacy; 1 Introduction; 2 Background.
2.1 Origins and purposes2.2 Competence to adopt General Comments; 2.3 Legal significance; 2.3.1 Not legally binding; 2.3.2 Subsequent practice; 2.3.3 Authoritative interpretations; 3 Methodology; 3.1 Review of primary and secondary sources; 3.2 Interview technique; 3.3 Process legitimacy; 4 Determinacy; 4.1 Purpose and audience; 4.2 Imperatives; 5 Symbolic validation; 6 Coherence; 6.1 Covenant and past interpretive practices; 6.2 Other rules within the same system; 7 Adherence; 7.1 Sources of international law; 7.2 Interpretation of international law; 7.3 Drafting process for General Comments.