The role of the special rapporteurs of the United Nations Human Rights Council in the development and promotion of international human rights norms

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The views expressed in this article are the personal views of the author and not necessarily those of the United Nations nor those in his official capacity as the UN special rapporteur.

See Sylvia Ngane, Amrita Mukherjee, Surya Subedi and Steven Wheatley, ‘Report of the International Workshop: “The Role of the Special Rapporteurs of the Human Rights Council in the Development and Promotion of International Human Rights Norms”’ (Leeds, UK: Centre for International Governance, University of Leeds, August 2010), http://www.law.leeds.ac.uk/assets/files/research/cfig/special-rapporteurs-workshop-report.pdf (accessed October 25, 2010).

Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, ‘Being a Special Rapporteur: A Delicate Balancing Act’, International Journal of Human Rights 15, no. 2 (2011): this issue.

Nigel Rodley, ‘On the Responsibility of Special Rapporteurs’, International Journal of Human Rights 15, no. 2 (2011): this issue.

Rhona K.M. Smith, ‘The Possibilities of an Independent Special Rapporteur Scheme’, International Journal of Human Rights 15, no. 2 (2011): this issue.

Lyal Sunga, ‘How Can UN Human Rights Special Procedures Sharpen ICC Fact-Finding?’, International Journal of Human Rights 15, no. 2 (2011): this issue.

Ted Piccone, ‘The Contribution of the UN's Special Procedures to National Level Implementation of Human Rights Norms’, International Journal of Human Rights 15, no. 2 (2011): this issue.

Joanna Naples-Mitchell, ‘Perspectives of UN Special Rapporteurs on their Role: Inherent Tensions and Unique Contributions to Human Rights’, International Journal of Human Rights 15, no. 2 (2011): this issue.

Surya P. Subedi, ‘The UN Human Rights Mandate in Cambodia: The Challenge of a Country in Transition and the Experience of the Special Rapporteur for the Country’, International Journal of Human Rights 15, no. 2 (2011): this issue.

Amrita Mukherjee, ‘The Fact-finding Missions of the Special Rapporteur on Torture’, International Journal of Human Rights 15, no. 2 (2011): this issue.

Allehone Mulugeta Abebe, ‘Special Rapportuers as Law Makers: The Developments and Evolution of the Normative Framework for Protecting and Assisting Internally Displaced Persons’, International Journal of Human Rights 15, no. 2 (2011): this issue.

Christophe Golay, Claire Mahon and Ioana Cismas, ‘The Impact of the UN Special Procedures on the Development and Implementation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’, International Journal of Human Rights 15, no. 2 (2011): this issue.

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Surya P. Subedi

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