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1. The US Withdraws From The UN Human Rights Council

Author:
Veronika Bílková
Publication Date:
07-2018
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Institute of International Relations Prague
Abstract:
In mid-June 2018, the US announced its withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council. It sat in the Council for the third time since the establishment of the organ in 2006. This time, however, it left its three-year mandate (2017–2019) unfinished. The paper analyses the four main arguments that the US put forward to justify its withdrawal from the Council. It shows that while some of the arguments have some merit, none is truly convincing. The paper also warns against any re-assessment of the current Czech candidacy to the Council.
Topic:
Human Rights, International Law, and United Nations
Political Geography:
North America, Czech Republic, and United States of America

2. Human Rights Dimension of the Czech Foreign Policy

Author:
Veronika Bílková
Publication Date:
12-2017
Content Type:
Book
Institution:
Institute of International Relations Prague
Abstract:
In 2017, the Czech Republic went through the third round of the Universal Periodic Review and, for six months, it assumed the chairmanship in the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, the main European human rights organisation. These events might help promote the Czech human rights foreign policy both inside and outside the country. Yet, they were largely overshadowed, first, by the crisis in the government coalition, and, later on, by the parliamentary elections. The elections, resulting in the victory of Andrej Babiš’s ANO and the defeat of virtually all the traditional political parties, heralded potential changes in the Czech human rights foreign policy. Yet, since so far, ANO has been rather ambiguous in its approach to human rights, it is not easy to predict what direction such changes may take.
Topic:
Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Politics, Governance, and Elections
Political Geography:
Europe and Czech Republic