2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The Human Rights Protection Mechanisms in the U.N. Human Rights Council

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22530045
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	International law
Research Institution	Utsunomiya University
Principal Investigator	IMAI Tadashi 宇都宮大学, 国際学部, 教授 (70213212)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2012
Keywords	国連人権理事会 / 制度構築 / 人権侵害事態対処機能 / 普遍的定期審査 / 特別手続 / 「アラブの春」 / 国際人権法
Research Abstract	The Human Rights Council's mandate requires it to “address situations of violations of human rights, including gross and systematic violations" in GA resolution 60/251. Although the newly established Universal Periodic Review (UPR) was never intended to be a principal vehicle for addressing situations of gross and systematic human rights violations, the Council's more positive approach took place in the context of the Arab Spring. But, it is too difficult to judge whether such a Council's action will be durable. The Council should establish independent trigger mechanisms to prompt consideration of situations that require its attention. For example, Special Procedures and the High Commissioner for Human Rights should be empowered to trigger theCouncil's discussion of situations requiring attention.

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