CANTERBURY LAW REVIEW

The Procedure and Practice of the Human Rights Committee Under the First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

This article does not specifically address women's rights, but presents an overview of the three supervisory mechanisms designed to ensure that State Party behaviour is in conformity with all obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and its First Optional Protocol. The article explores the periodic reporting procedure, the inter-state complaint procedure, and the individual communications procedure under the First Optional Protocol.

Implementing International Human Rights Norms in the Domestic Context: The Role of a National Institution

Human rights standards can be introduced into the domestic legal system in a number of ways; by constitutional entrenchment, by legislation, particularly through bills of rights and charters, by interpretation in the courts, and by the activities of various institutions which have a role or responsibility in the promotion and protection of human rights. Human rights are also actively