1. The UN human rights treaty system: a system in crisis? James Crawford
and Philip Alston; Part I. The UN Human Rights Monitoring System in Action:
2. Individual chains in a world of massive violations: what role for the
human rights committee? Henry Steiner; 3. Decision-taking in the committee
on the elimination of racial discrimination Michael Banton; 4. The
committee on the elimination of discrimination against women Mara R.
Bustelo; 5. The reporting process under the convention on the rights of the
child Gerrison Lansdown; 6. The committee on economic, social and cultural
rights: catalyst for change in a system needing reform Scott Leckie; 7.
Country-orientated procedures under the convention against torture: towards
a new dynamism Roland Bank; 8. UN human rights reporting procedures: an NGO
perspective Andrew Clapham; Part II. National Influences and Responses: 9.
Making human rights treaty obligations a reality: working with new actors
and partners Anne Gallagher; 10. Domestic implementation of international
human rights treaties: Nordic and Baltic experiences Martin Scheinin; 11.
The domestic impact of international human rights: the Japanese experience
Yuji Iwasawa; 12. The role of human rights treaties in domestic law: the
southern African experience John Dugard; 13. Uses and abuses of the treaty
reporting procedure: Hong Kong between two systems Andrew Byrnes; 14. The
United States and the international human rights treaty system: for export
only? Stefanie Grant; Part III. Regional and Sectoral Comparisons: 15.
Reporting in the inter-American system of human rights protection Antônio
Cançado Trindade; 16. The reporting system of the European social charter
David Harris; 17. The role of reporting in international environmental
treaties: lessons for human rights supervision Daniel Bodansky; Part IV.
Common Challenges for the Treaty Bodies: 18. The problem of overlapping
among different treaty bodies Eric Tistounet; 19. Bodies of knowledge: a
diversity promotion role for the UN High Commissioner for human rights?
Craig Scott; 20. Treaty bodies in states of emergency: the case of Bosnia
and Herzegovina Michael O'Flaherty; 21. Ensuring effective supervisory
procedures: the need for resources Elizabeth Evatt; 22. Servicing and
financing human rights supervision Markus Schmidt; Part V. Looking into the
Future: 23. Beyond 'them' and 'us': putting treaty body reform into
perspective Philip Alston.

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