Standard-setting in UNESCO.

Standard-setting in UNESCO.
Author: Abdulqawi A. Yusuf
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 431
Release: 2007
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9004164502

Standard-setting represents one of the main constitutional functions of UNESCO and an important tool for realizing the goals for which the organization was created. In addition to conventions and recommendations, the declarations adopted by the General Conference promulgate principles and norms intended to inspire the action of member states in specific fields of activity. Topics addressed in the first volume include methods of elaboration and implementation, constitutional objectives and legal commitments, international collaboration, and impact. Volume 2 contains conventions and agreements adopted by the General Conference and by intergovernmental conferences convened by UNESO itself or jointly by UNESCO and other international organizations as well as the recommendations issued by the General Conference, and UNESCO declarations. Together, these two volumes compose an invaluable commentary and reference work that should be of interest to scholars, practitioners, diplomats, policy-makers and students of international organizations.--Publisher's description.

Standard-Setting at UNESCO

Standard-Setting at UNESCO
Author: Abdulqawi A. Yusuf
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2007-10-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9047422198

Standard-setting represents one of the main constitutional functions of UNESCO and an important tool for realizing the goals for which the Organization was created. In addition to conventions and recommendations, the declarations adopted by the General Conference promulgate principles and norms intended to inspire the action of Member States in specific fields of activity. This first of a two-volume work on Standard-setting in UNESCO contains the essays presented at a symposium held on the occasion of its sixtieth anniversary. Topics addressed in Normative Action in Education, Science and Culture include methods of elaboration and implementation; constitutional objectives and legal commitments; international collaboration; and impact. CO-PUBLICATION WITH: UNESCO

The Diplomacy of Culture

The Diplomacy of Culture
Author: I. Kozymka
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2014-04-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1137366265

Cultural diversity, because it is perceived to have significant security, developmental, and social implications, is fast becoming one of the major political issues of the day. At the international level, it overlaps with the now extensive debates on multiculturalism within states. This work shows how cultural diversity challenges the understanding of international relations as relations between states and, by looking at the issue through the magnifying glass of an international organization, offers innovative insights into the interplay between various levels of international society. The book examines in particular the role of UNESCO, the only United Nations agency responsible for culture and the main forum for international diplomacy on the issue of cultural diversity.

Human Rights: International Protection, Monitoring, Enforcement

Human Rights: International Protection, Monitoring, Enforcement
Author: Janusz Symonides
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 491
Release: 2017-09-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1351218441

The series of volumes prepared by UNESCO for teaching human rights at higher education level comes to a successful conclusion with the publication of this volume. Human Rights: International Protection, Monitoring, Enforcement takes an institutional approach to the international protection of human rights, examining first the United Nations system, which may be seen as universal, and then analysing regional systems of protection. An indispensable source of information on the protection of human rights, the volume can also be employed as a practical guide to the use of existing procedures in the defence of human rights.

Cases of the UNESCO Committee on Conventions and Recommendations

Cases of the UNESCO Committee on Conventions and Recommendations
Author: Leif Holmström
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 2144
Release: 2019-06-17
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004354034

This unique collection is being published on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the human rights procedure adopted in 1978 by the UNESCO Executive Board and also on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It provides an overview of the UNESCO procedure for the examination of communications alleging violations of human rights in UNESCO’s fields of competence - education, science, culture, communication and information. For the first time since the establishment of this procedure, all cases submitted to the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations from 1978 to 1988 which have been considered by the Committee, a total of more 350 cases concerning 60 States altogether, are being made public. The Committee operates under a procedure that stipulates confidentiality for 20 years. The cases are presented in chronological order and each includes a summary of facts as well as the Committee's discussion and decision. Tables of cases and statistics are included. This book is designed for all those who are concerned about and interested in human rights primarily. It will be a useful and practical tool for students, law professors, academics, human rights experts and human rights activists, and will be accessible to the general public involved in human rights and humanitarian affairs. It aims to provide the reader with a better understanding of UNESCO’s role in the protection of human rights through discreet action and consultation.

Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage

Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage
Author: Janet Blake
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2023-11-03
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1800371918

This book presents a detailed analysis of the different approaches and measures for implementing the requirements of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention on Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage (the Convention) and a practical interpretation of that treaty, based on the experience of States’ Parties and other primary actors. The book considers the interests of multiple stakeholders and takes account of how the Convention interacts with other international law regimes pertaining to both human rights and sustainable development.

United Nations Legal Order

United Nations Legal Order
Author: American Society of International Law
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 2082
Release: 1995
Genre: International law
ISBN: 9780521465229

The purpose of these volumes is to examine, explain and appraise contributions made by the United Nations system to international law and the law-creating process. The work assesses the effect UN institutions have had on the law-making process, and the extent to which that law has been accepted by and evidenced in contemporary state practice. It is divided into three main parts. The first examines the practical as well as conceptual aspects of the UN system as a source of law. The second part deals with different fields of activity which have become the subjects of legal rules and processes. Areas covered include human rights, use of force and economic relations. In addition, topics that have not previously been examined in such a comprehensive manner, such as shipping, aviation, and private international law, are also discussed. The third part covers the internal law of the UN system - international civil services and financial contributions.

Issues and trends in education for sustainable development

Issues and trends in education for sustainable development
Author: Leicht, Alexander
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2018-02-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9231002449

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is globally acknowledged as a powerful driver of change, empowering learners to make decisions and take actions needed to build a just and economically viable societ y respect ful of both the environment and cultural diversit y.

Recueil Des Cours, 1987, II

Recueil Des Cours, 1987, II
Author: Académie de Droit International
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 440
Release: 1988-05-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9789024737253

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The 1970 UNESCO and 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions on Stolen Or Illegally Transferred Cultural Property

The 1970 UNESCO and 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions on Stolen Or Illegally Transferred Cultural Property
Author: Ana Filipa Vrdoljak
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 945
Release: 2024-02-29
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0192846884

Authored by leading scholars and practitioners from around the world, this Commentary is the first to offer an article-by-article commentary on the two leading multilateral treaties on movable cultural heritage in one volume: The 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property and the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects.