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Mere Ritual Or Gradual Change: Why Has Asia Failed To Establish Regional Human Rights Institutions Thus Far?, Buhm Suk Baek
Mere Ritual Or Gradual Change: Why Has Asia Failed To Establish Regional Human Rights Institutions Thus Far?, Buhm Suk Baek
Buhm Suk Baek
This paper reviews all the major initiatives to establish regional human rights institutions (RHRIs) in Asia and concludes that, for the last twenty years, Asian governments’ efforts to create RHRIs have been ritualistic, with non-legally binding promises and temporal discussions, but without any concrete actions. After analyzing the major initiatives, this paper identifies five main factors that have hindered the establishment of a regional human rights system in Asia. It concludes that those obstacles result not from a different understanding of fundamental human rights under the already existing international human rights legal system, but mainly from political considerations. Thus, this …
Rhris, Nhris And Human Rights Ngos, Buhm Suk Baek
Rhris, Nhris And Human Rights Ngos, Buhm Suk Baek
Buhm Suk Baek
This paper reviews the characteristics of human rights NGOs and their evolving role within the existing international and regional human rights mechanisms, and further, in Asia, the way in which they have worked together for better human rights practices and the establishment of regional human rights institutions (RHRIs) in this region. It also examines the role of human rights NGOs in strengthening human rights protection systems at the national level, especially in cooperation with national human rights institutions (NHRIs). My broad argument is that not only have they contributed to strengthening the international human rights system, but have also been …
The Medium Foreseeing The Future: The Role Of Nhris In Creating Rhris In The Asia-Pacific Region, Buhm Suk Baek
The Medium Foreseeing The Future: The Role Of Nhris In Creating Rhris In The Asia-Pacific Region, Buhm Suk Baek
Buhm Suk Baek
This paper explores the ways in which NHRIs can be a key player for the establishment of RHRIs in this region by addressing some of the concerns and inhibitions of Asian states, while furthering the broad policies and aims of international human rights law. In examining the unique strengths and weaknesses of NHRIs, this paper also explores the role that NHRIs can play in the creation, administration and furtherance of international human rights law, thus illuminating the particular role of such actors to create RHRIs in the Asian human rights context. This paper broadly maintains that as intermediate institutions, NHRIs …
Do We Need Regional Human Rights Institutions In The Asia-Pacific Region?, Buhm-Suk Baek
Do We Need Regional Human Rights Institutions In The Asia-Pacific Region?, Buhm-Suk Baek
Buhm Suk Baek
Since the adoption of the Bangkok Declaration in 1993, there have been numerous initiatives to establish regional human rights institutions and charters in the Asia‐Pacific region, but all efforts have been impeded by deep cultural, political, and historical issues. Over the last two decades, human rights scholars have also published a large number of studies exploring the possibilities for creating RHRIs in the Asia‐Pacific region. They, however, have mainly focused on examining the reasons why such regional human rights systems have not emerged in the Asia‐Pacific region and on suggesting ways in which RHRIs in this region can be created, …