TY - BOOK ID - 33226207 TI - The United Nations principles to combat impunity : a commentary AU - Haldemann, Frank AU - Unger, Thomas AU - Cadelo, Valentina PY - 2018 SN - 9780198743606 0198743602 0191803251 019106128X 0191061298 PB - Oxford : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Human rights KW - Impunity KW - Human rights workers KW - Activists, Human rights KW - Advocates, Human rights KW - Defenders of human rights KW - Human rights activists KW - Human rights advocates KW - Human rights defenders KW - Workers, Human rights KW - Reformers KW - Privileges and immunities KW - Punishment KW - Basic rights KW - Civil rights (International law) KW - Rights, Human KW - Rights of man KW - Human security KW - Transitional justice KW - Truth commissions KW - Law and legislation KW - International law and human rights KW - Human Rights KW - United Nations KW - International law and human rights. KW - Impunity. KW - Human rights. KW - Droits de l'homme (droit international) KW - Immunité pénale. KW - Droits de l'homme. KW - United Nations. KW - Nations Unies. KW - Immunité pénale. KW - Human rights workers. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:33226207 AB - The fight against impunity has become a growing concern of the international community. Updated in 2005, the UN Set of Principles for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights Through Action to Combat Impunity is the fruit of several years of study, developed under the aegis of the UN Commission on Human Rights and then affirmed by the Human Rights Council. These Principles are today widely accepted as constituting an authoritative reference point for efforts in the fight against impunity for gross human rights abuses and serious violations of international humanitarian law. As a comprehensive attempt to codify universal accountability norms, the UN Set of Principles marks a significant step forward in the debate on the obligation of states to combat impunity in its various forms. Bringing together leading experts in the field, this volume provides comprehensive academic commentary of the 38 principles. The book is a perfect companion to the document, setting out the text of the Principles alongside detailed analysis, as well as a full introduction and a guide to the relevant literature and case law.-- ER -