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Date Added to
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Short Summary
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| Title |
The Principle of Accountability |
| Author |
Sullivan, D. |
| Publication
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September 2004 |
| Publisher |
Women's Human Rights Net |
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Short Summary |
Accountability mechanisms can provide a way of
institutionalising responsibility for addressing women's human rights
violations, and point to ways forward in terms of process. Accountability
has played an important role in the development of human rights law
over the past decade. This article presents an overview of what we
mean by accountability and argues that it is embedded in shifting
legal standards and social values. It provides an outline of the key
elements to explore accountability in particular contexts. This includes
its functions - punishment, deterrence, prevention, promoting compliance
and redress; its core features - norms and standards, responsibility
for oversight, transparency, inquiry, corrective responses and follow-up;
and its mechanisms - national government institutions, criminal prosecution,
traditional dispute resolution, international law and civil society
advocacy. |
| Complete Document |
 http://www.whrnet.org/docs/issue-principle_account.html
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