Expectations of Council Members
In 2006, the General Assembly in Resolution 60/251 outlin the requirements for membership of the Council as: (1) ‘the contribution of candidates to the promotion and protection of human rights’ (2) the submsion of ‘voluntary plges and commitments made thereto’ (4) the ‘uphold[ing of] the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights’ (5) ‘full[] cooperat[ion] with the Council’ and (6) agreement to ‘be review under the universal periodic review mechanm during their term of membership’. The Resolution also indicat that the commsion of gross and systematic human rights violations could result in the suspension of membership.
Later produc guidance on the content
of voluntary plges and commitments to supplement and deepen the general criteria set out in Resolution 60/251. The OHCHR divides its guidance into ‘international’ and ‘national contribution, plges and commitments’. At the international level, its expectations include cooperation with UN special procures, treaty monitoring bodies and OHCHR and ‘commitment to fully support and engage constructively in the deliberations of the Human Rights Council’. It also includes commitment to implementation of the concluding job seekers data observations of treaty bodies. At the national level, the OHCHR not only expects information to be provid on the human rights framework but also indicates that states should identify ‘principal human rights challenges as well as an indication of steps to be taken to meet these challenges’.
The OHCHR’s guidance confirms that membership
The Council as much about playing a leadership role through strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights at home as it about leadership within the Council in Geneva. Yet, the current election process make sure every page has a conversion opportunity does not have many in-built ways in which to encourage states to address their approach to implementation within their election campaign. Th perhaps a mobile lead ms opportunity given the covet nature of Council membership (Limon and Gujadhur have recently argu it second only to The UN Office for the the Security Council) and the growing institutional commitment of the Council to implementation.