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The Future of UN Human Rights Treaty Monitoring. Philip Alston and James Crawford (eds). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, 563 pp.

The Future of UN Human Rights Treaty Monitoring. Philip Alston and James Crawford (eds).... International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Volume 2 (2002) 151­166 Book reviews B O O K R EV I EW S The Future of UN Human Rights Treaty Monitoring Philip Alston and James Crawford (eds) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, 563 pp. Much has been written on the need for UN reform, particularly over the past two decades. Yet very little attention has been paid to improvements in the procedures and institutions that were created within the UN system specifically to promote the accountability of governments under UN human rights treaties, and to monitor compliance with the international standards set by these treaties. Two well-respected scholars of international law, Philip Alston and James Crawford, have gathered together some detailed empirical analyses from several cutting-edge theorists of and practitioners from the UN human rights treaty system, in a volume that attempts to address this particular lacuna in the UN reform literature. It is a large and well-organized volume (563 pages and 23 chapters), and observations, critical evaluations and reformist recommendations are precisely stated. However, those looking for a radical or extended theoretical treatment of this subject will be disappointed. There is very little explanation of the underlying reasons for the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Oxford University Press

The Future of UN Human Rights Treaty Monitoring. Philip Alston and James Crawford (eds). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, 563 pp.

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International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Volume 2 (2002) 151­166 Book reviews B O O K R EV I EW S The Future of UN Human Rights Treaty Monitoring Philip Alston and James Crawford (eds) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, 563 pp. Much has been written on the need for UN reform, particularly over the past two decades. Yet very little attention has been paid to improvements in the procedures and institutions that were created within the UN system specifically to promote the accountability of governments under UN human rights treaties, and to monitor compliance with the international standards set by these treaties. Two well-respected scholars of international law, Philip Alston and James Crawford, have gathered together some detailed empirical analyses from several cutting-edge theorists of and practitioners from the UN human rights treaty system, in a volume that attempts to address this particular lacuna in the UN reform literature. It is a large and well-organized volume (563 pages and 23 chapters), and observations, critical evaluations and reformist recommendations are precisely stated. However, those looking for a radical or extended theoretical treatment of this subject will be disappointed. There is very little explanation of the underlying reasons for the

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