Book Review: Failing to Protect: The UN and the Politicisation of Human Rights

Failing to Protect: The UN and the Politicisation of Human Rights, is reviewed. The UN Human Rights Council is the principal human rights body of the UN, and the principal focus of Freedman's book. Established by General Assembly Resolution 60/251 in March 2006, the Council was created to repla...

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Published inLeiden Journal of International Law Vol. 28; no. 1; p. 171
Main Author Houghton, Ruth
Format Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Cambridge University Press 01.03.2015
Subjects
Councils
Human rights
International law
International organizations
Politics
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Summary:Failing to Protect: The UN and the Politicisation of Human Rights, is reviewed. The UN Human Rights Council is the principal human rights body of the UN, and the principal focus of Freedman's book. Established by General Assembly Resolution 60/251 in March 2006, the Council was created to replace the Commission on Human Rights, which was criticized for being overly politicised. The stories of victims ignored by the Council, which introduce the chapters throughout the book, justify a harsh assessment. Yet, the Council has had periods of relative success and in 2011, the Council responded quickly to human rights crises in Libya, Syria, and Côte d'Ivoire.
ISSN:0922-1565
1478-9698
DOI:10.1017/S0922156514000600