I. Introduction = 5
II. NHRIs: Background = 11
1. International Legal Framework of NHRIs (the Paris Principles) = 11
2. Domestic Legal Framework of the NHRIs = 13
3. Functions and Powers of the NHRIs = 15
4. Types of NHRIs = 17
5. Differences between NHRIs and NGOs = 21
III. Relations between the UN Charter-Based Bodies and NHRIs = 24
1. Role of the UN Charter-Based Bodies in Developing the NHRIs = 25
2. Relations between the Commission on Human Rights and NHRIs = 30
A. Relations between the CHR and NGOs = 31
B. Relations between the CHR and NHRIs in Practice: General = 34
C. International Coordinating Committee of NHRIs = 37
D. Formal Relations between the CHR and NHRIs: Evaluation = 37
IV. Relations between the UN Treaty-Based Bodies and NHRIs = 43
1. Does the Work of NHRIs with the Treaty-Bodies Matter? = 44
2. Status of Relations between NHRIs and the UN Treaty-Bodies = 47
A. Treaty-Bodies General Recommendations/Comments on NHRIs = 49
B. Treaty-Bodies Concluding Observations and NHRIs = 52
C. Role of OHCHR = 54
D. Evaluation = 55
3. Treaty-Bodies Reform and NHRIs = 60
V. Conclusion = 63
Bibliography = 65
1. Books = 65
2. Articles = 67
II. NHRIs: Background = 11
1. International Legal Framework of NHRIs (the Paris Principles) = 11
2. Domestic Legal Framework of the NHRIs = 13
3. Functions and Powers of the NHRIs = 15
4. Types of NHRIs = 17
5. Differences between NHRIs and NGOs = 21
III. Relations between the UN Charter-Based Bodies and NHRIs = 24
1. Role of the UN Charter-Based Bodies in Developing the NHRIs = 25
2. Relations between the Commission on Human Rights and NHRIs = 30
A. Relations between the CHR and NGOs = 31
B. Relations between the CHR and NHRIs in Practice: General = 34
C. International Coordinating Committee of NHRIs = 37
D. Formal Relations between the CHR and NHRIs: Evaluation = 37
IV. Relations between the UN Treaty-Based Bodies and NHRIs = 43
1. Does the Work of NHRIs with the Treaty-Bodies Matter? = 44
2. Status of Relations between NHRIs and the UN Treaty-Bodies = 47
A. Treaty-Bodies General Recommendations/Comments on NHRIs = 49
B. Treaty-Bodies Concluding Observations and NHRIs = 52
C. Role of OHCHR = 54
D. Evaluation = 55
3. Treaty-Bodies Reform and NHRIs = 60
V. Conclusion = 63
Bibliography = 65
1. Books = 65
2. Articles = 67