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This book uses comparative law and comparative international law approaches to explore the role of human rights ombuds, classic-based ombuds and other types of ombuds institutions in human rights protection and promotion, their methods of application of international and domestic human rights law and their roles in strengthening good governance. It highlights the increasing importance of national human rights ombuds institutions globally and their roles as national human rights institutions (NHRIs). Chapters address: ombuds institutions as mechanisms to strengthen democratic, horizontal and vertical accountability, the rule of law and good governance; national human rights ombuds institutions as NHRIs; the investigatory, litigation, promotional and other powers of human rights and classic-based ombuds and their methods for applying international and domestic human rights law; ombuds institutions and the protection and promotion of international children’s rights; national human rights ombuds additional mandates as OPCAT national preventive mechanisms, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Article 33(2) framework mechanisms and EU national equality bodies; human rights ombuds and business and human rights; ombuds institutions, gender and women’s rights; the European Ombudsman and human rights; national human rights ombuds and other ombuds models by region, accompanied by case studies on national human rights ombuds; and the legal and extra-legal factors affecting ombuds institutional effectiveness.

National human rights institutions. --- National institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights --- NHRIs (National human rights institutions) --- Administrative agencies --- Human rights advocacy --- Human rights. --- Droits de l'homme (Droit international) --- Ombudspersons. --- Ombudsman --- Institutions nationales des droits de l'homme

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Over the past twenty years, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) have moved from the periphery to the centre of the human rights debate. The potential of NHRIs to transmit and implement international norms at the domestic level, and to transfer human rights expertise to regional and global human rights fora, is increasingly recognised. In Europe, the continent with the widest variety and density of human rights protection mechanisms, NHRIs are also gradually gaining recognition as actors that can enable more comprehensive and effective human rights promotion and protection. This book, the result of a COST conference held in Leuven in April 2012, focuses on the functioning and role of NHRIs in Europe in a comparative, European and international perspective. At a time when the European Union is looking for a more coherent and strategic human rights policy, it is important that policy makers and academics pay more attention to the potential role of NHRIs. By bringing together contributions from academics and practitioners, this volume offers insights into the opportunities and challenges that accompany the increasing emergence of NHRIs in Europe and their proliferation on the multiple levels of human rights promotion and protection. Accordingly, this volume aims to inform and further trigger the NHRI debate in Europe.

Comparative law --- Human rights --- Europe --- National human rights institutions --- Human rights. --- Institutions nationales des droits de l'homme --- Droits de l'homme (Droit international) --- Human Rights --- Droit international --- Droits de l'homme (droit européen) --- 342.7 <4> --- Grondwettelijke rechten en vrijheden. Fundamentele rechten--Europa --- 342.7 <4> Grondwettelijke rechten en vrijheden. Fundamentele rechten--Europa --- 180.1 Kinderrechten - Internationaal --- Droit international. --- National human rights institutions - Europe --- Danemark --- Pologne --- Pays-Bas --- Belgique