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The resolutions of the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly have a certain value for promoting and developing human rights norms. And the observations, views, and comments of the various treaty-based monitoring committees have a certain value as authoritative interpretations on the precise meaning of certain legal obligations in relevant treaties, but they don’t constitute immediate international law. These resolutions and observations are non-judicial or non-legal instruments for international human rights implementation and monitoring.
Erik Mose, President of the International
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Rulings of international tribunals are different. They make judgments that are legally binding. A tribunal can rule that a certain state has violated international law and can hold that state or person accountable under international law.
When a tribunal issues a ruling, it generally makes a pronouncement as to whether a person or state is in violation of international law. International tribunals include:
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Should there be one ruling body to enforce all international treaties? How should members be selected to this body?
Is international respect for human rights a utopian idea? |
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