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Can Human Rights NGOs Be Trusted in the Corridors of the United Nations and International Criminal Justice Institutions?

Sunga, Lyal S. LU (2017) In International Series on Public Policy p.107-129
Abstract

Governments around the world have been shortening the leash on human rights non-governmental organization (NGO) watchdogs. Some see NGOs working in the field of human rights, and more recently, those working to fight impunity for serious violations, as Trojan Horses for foreign intervention in their internal affairs. Many worry that NGOs dictate United Nations (UN) human rights and international criminal justice policy, force a Western agenda on countries of the Global South and undermine their national security and sovereignty. Have human rights NGOs become too numerous and too powerful in international and regional policy-making fora? Are they accountable to anyone? Are they really objective and independent? To discover whether or not... (More)

Governments around the world have been shortening the leash on human rights non-governmental organization (NGO) watchdogs. Some see NGOs working in the field of human rights, and more recently, those working to fight impunity for serious violations, as Trojan Horses for foreign intervention in their internal affairs. Many worry that NGOs dictate United Nations (UN) human rights and international criminal justice policy, force a Western agenda on countries of the Global South and undermine their national security and sovereignty. Have human rights NGOs become too numerous and too powerful in international and regional policy-making fora? Are they accountable to anyone? Are they really objective and independent? To discover whether or not human rights NGOs can be trusted in the corridors of the UN and international criminal justice institutions, Lyal S. Sunga looks beyond rhetoric and reaction to explore how and why human rights NGOs came to acquire the influence they currently wield, the kinds of NGO issue states argue about in the UN accreditation process, and the many ways in which NGOs interact with the UN human rights system and international criminal justice institutions.

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Foreign Agent, International Criminal Court, Nongovernmental Organization, Security Council, United Nations
host publication
Partnerships in International Policy-Making : Civil Society and Public Institutions in European and Global Affairs - Civil Society and Public Institutions in European and Global Affairs
series title
International Series on Public Policy
pages
23 pages
publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
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  • scopus:85144688071
ISSN
2524-731X
2524-7301
ISBN
978-1-349-94937-3
978-1-349-94938-0
DOI
10.1057/978-1-349-94938-0_6
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English
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  author       = {{Sunga, Lyal S.}},
  booktitle    = {{Partnerships in International Policy-Making : Civil Society and Public Institutions in European and Global Affairs}},
  isbn         = {{978-1-349-94937-3}},
  issn         = {{2524-731X}},
  keywords     = {{Foreign Agent; International Criminal Court; Nongovernmental Organization; Security Council; United Nations}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{107--129}},
  publisher    = {{Palgrave Macmillan}},
  series       = {{International Series on Public Policy}},
  title        = {{Can Human Rights NGOs Be Trusted in the Corridors of the United Nations and International Criminal Justice Institutions?}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-94938-0_6}},
  doi          = {{10.1057/978-1-349-94938-0_6}},
  year         = {{2017}},
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