The present study intends to define the legal status of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in their relations with the UN human rights system. It is therefore attempting to answer two main questions. First, is there a legal framework governing the relations between NHRIs and the UN? Second, to what extent and in what capacity can NHRIs work with the UN?
Although working at the country level, national human rights institutions (NHIR) do contribute to the international human rights process. In working within the UN human rights system, national institutions are neither an ...
Qafisheh, Mutaz(Routledge, London and New York, 2019)
The State of Palestine acceded to Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on April 1, 2014. By reviewing the list of state parties to CEDAW on the United Nations Treaty System, ...
Palestinian refugees constitute many different groups, depending on the status accorded to them in their places of residence. Thus, they may be considered as ordinary refugees, stateless, immigrants, permanent residents, ...
