Human Rights and the UN Universal Periodic Review Mechanism

Cover
Endorsements
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of Acronyms
List of Contributors
Foreword
Introduction
Part I Theoretical and Conceptual Approaches to Understanding the UPR Mechanism
	1 The Universal Periodic Review as an Evolving Process: Examining the Path of Development
	2 The Universal Periodic Review as Utopia
	3 What Is the UPR? Thinking About the UPR as a Source of International Law
	4 Putting Down Roots: Analysis of UPR Recommendations in the First Three Cycles
Part II The Relationship Between the UPR and Other Human Rights Mechanisms
	5 Searching for Recommendation Alignment Across UN Human Rights Bodies
	6 The Universal Periodic Review and Transitional Justice
	7 Universal Periodic Review Prospects for Promoting Support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP)
Part III Assessing State and Regional Engagement With the UPR Mechanism
	8 Still a ‘Mutual Praise Society’? The African Group at the Universal Periodic Review
	9 The Significance of the UPR in the Absence of a Regional Human Rights System: The Case of the Asia Pacific
	10 Unpacking the Enigma of Reporting Under the Universal Periodic Review: The Case of Three Southeast Asian Countries
	11 Navigating Devolution at the UPR: The Case of the United Kingdom
Index