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- Title
Bridging the Gap?: The Role of Regional and National Human Rights Institutions in the Asia Pacific.
- Authors
Petersen, Carole J.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the role of the regional and national human rights institutions (NHRI) in the Asia Pacific. Topics discussed include development of the human right commission, independent judicial powers to the regional human right institution and Asia Pacific forum of human rights institutions (APF). It also discusses the impact of the international human rights on the state sovereignty.
- Subjects
NATIONAL human rights institutions; HUMAN rights advocacy; HUMAN rights; JUDICIAL power; SOVEREIGNTY
- Publication
Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal, 2011, Vol 13, Issue 1, p174
- ISSN
1541-244X
- Publication type
Article