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2012 N.Z. L. Rev. 673 (2012)
The Universal Periodic Review - Is There Life beyond Naming and Shaming in Human Rights Implementation

handle is hein.journals/newzlndlr2012 and id is 699 raw text is: The Universal Periodic Review - Is There Life Beyond Naming and Shaming in Human Rights Implementation? DR ELVIRA DO1flNGUEZ-REDONDO* This article examines the traditional manner in which human rights implementation has been focused on confrontational approaches, in particular on the practice of naming and shaming, while more cooperative models have been traditionally overlooked. Through the prism of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) it tests the effectiveness of non-confrontational approaches to human rights implementation. The article challenges the conventional wisdom among human rights advocates that non-confrontational mechanisms are synonymous with lack of efficiency and impact, and suggests that some of the commitments made by states during the UiPR process could be interpreted as potential sources of obligations under international lmi I Introduction Much ink has been spilt on debates over the universality and the normative content of human rights. Far less energy has been devoted to analysing the different conceptions as to the best enforcement mechanisms. Naming and shaming is the most widely used pressure mechanism by international bodies in charge of monitoring human rights compliance. Other confrontational approaches to human rights implementation have also been used to pressure *Senior Lecturer in Law. Middlesex University, London, United Kingdom. The author would like to acknowledge and thank the British Academy for its support. Special thanks also to my colleagues Alicia Cebada, Cathal Doyle, Joshua Castellino, Kathleen Cavanaugh, Michelle Farrell, Fernando Marifio, Edward McMahon, Nadia Bernaz, Jrmie Gilbert, Jose A Guevara, and William Schabas for their comments. Websites cited were last accessed on 22 October 2012.

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