Overview
- Examines the quasi-judicial function of NHRIs in Southeast Asia
- Showcases the progress of the NHRIs in Southeast Asia which provides a barometer as to the fluid political climate of their respective countries
- Addresses whether NHRIs individually or collaboratively provide protection of fundamental human rights
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This book reviews Southeast Asia’s National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) as part of an emerging assessment of a nascent regional human rights architecture that is facing significant challenges in protecting human rights. The book asks, can NHRIs overcome its weaknesses and provide protection, including remedies, to victims of human rights abuses? Assessing NHRIs’ capacity to do so is vital as the future of human rights protection lies at the national level, and other parts of the architecture—the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), and the international mechanism of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)—though helpful, also have their limitations. The critical question the book addresses is whether NHRIs individually or collaboratively provide protection of fundamental human rights. The body of work offered in this book showcases the progress of the NHRIs in Southeast Asia where they also act as a barometer for the fluid political climate of their respectivecountries. Specifically, the book examines the NHRIs’ capacity to provide protection, notably through the pursuit of quasi-judicial functions, and concludes that this function has either been eroded due to political developments post-establishment or has not been included in the first place. The book’s findings point to the need for NHRIs to increase their effectiveness in the protection of human rights and invites readers and stakeholders to find ways of addressing this gap.
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Keywords
- NHRIs
- NHRIs in Southeast Asia
- Human Rights Protection and Southeast Asia
- NHRIs and ASEAN
- NHRIs and AICHR
- NHRIs and the United Nations
- NHRIs and Universal Periodic Review
- NHRI in Indonesia
- NHRI in Malaysia
- NHRI in Myanmar
- NHRI and SOEGIESEC
- NHRI and Mental Health
- NHRIs and Economic Rights
- NHRIs and Social Rights
- NHRIs and Cultural Rights
Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Southeast Asian NHRIs: Regional and Global Perspectives
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Front Matter
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Protection Challenges in Southeast Asian States
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Thematic Perspectives on NHRI in Southeast Asia
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Back Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
James Gomez is Regional Director, Asia Centre (Bangkok, Thailand and Johor Bahru, Malaysia) - a not-for-profit organisation that seeks to create human rights impact in the region. Dr.Gomez is a communications and human rights specialist having served in different academic and leadership roles in the last 25 years working for international NGOs, intergovernmental organizations, public and private universities, research institutes and think-tanks. He represents the Centre in media and public speaking engagements and builds relationships with key stakeholders around the world.
Robin Ramcharan is Executive Director, Asia Centre, Bangkok, Thailand. He specialises in human rights, intellectual property and security issues in Southeast Asia. Dr. Ramcharan is also Professor of International Relations with an extensive teaching and publications record. He has worked over the past two decades in the not-for profit sector, international organisations, the private sector and in research institutes and think tanks. In Bangkok, Dr. Ramcharan represents the Centre in interaction with external partners and oversees the various research and publication projects.
Robin Ramcharan is Executive Director, Asia Centre, Bangkok, Thailand. He specialises in human rights, intellectual property and security issues in Southeast Asia. Dr. Ramcharan is also Professor of International Relations with an extensive teaching and publications record. He has worked over the past two decades in the not-for profit sector, international organisations, the private sector and in research institutes and think tanks. In Bangkok, Dr. Ramcharan represents the Centre in interaction with external partners and oversees the various research and publication projects.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: National Human Rights Institutions in Southeast Asia
Book Subtitle: Selected Case Studies
Editors: James Gomez, Robin Ramcharan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1074-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Asia Centre 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-1073-1Published: 30 January 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-1076-2Published: 30 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-1074-8Published: 03 January 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 300
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: Asian Politics, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights, Human Rights, International Organization, Human Rights and Crime