National Human Rights Action Planning

This book explores National Human Rights Action Plans (NHPAP) from theoretical, doctrinal, empirical, and practical perspectives. At the theoretical level, it explores questions such as what is or ought to be the conceptual foundation behind these plans and what are the substantive and procedural theories of NHRAPs, while at the doctrinal level, the volumes considers if states are obliged, under international human rights law, to adopt such plans. Through a mix of cross-country studies and focused case-studies, empirical issues surrounding the effectiveness of such NHPAPs are also explored, before practical concerns such as the role of NGOs and National Human Rights Institutions in implementing, monitoring, and evaluating NHRAPs are discussed.

With discussions bridging human rights theory and practice and development discourse, this book will be a useful resource for a wide range of audiences, from legal academics to development and human rights practitioners.

Azadeh Chalabi, School of Law of the University of Ulster and Transitional Justice Institute, Lecturer

Azadeh Chalabi is a Lecturer at the School of Law of the University of Ulster and Transitional Justice Institute. Her main research interests include national human rights action plans, communities' rights practices, business and human rights, the social ontological status of human rights from a critical realist perspective, and global networked governance for implementing human rights.