Human Rights Council institution-building package (resolution 5/1)

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The Human Rights Council institution-building package (resolution 5/1) is a foundational UN document that sets out the structure, working methods, and key mechanisms of the Human Rights Council, including procedures for reviewing states’ human rights records.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations Human Rights Council resolution
foundational document
adoptedAt 5th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
adoptedBy United Nations Human Rights Council
adoptionDate 2007-06-18
adoptionMethod consensus
aimsTo enhance promotion and protection of all human rights
ensure effective functioning of the Human Rights Council
strengthen the Human Rights Council
appliesTo all United Nations Member States
basedOn mandate given by General Assembly resolution 60/251
defines basis of the Universal Periodic Review
general guidelines for the preparation of information under the Universal Periodic Review
modalities of the Universal Periodic Review
principles of the Universal Periodic Review
establishes Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
Human Rights Council agenda
Human Rights Council complaint procedure
Human Rights Council programme of work
Universal Periodic Review mechanism
jurisdiction United Nations system
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
partOf institutional framework of the United Nations human rights system
providesFor annual cycle of the Human Rights Council
methods of participation of observers
participation of national human rights institutions
participation of non-governmental organizations
regular sessions of the Human Rights Council
special sessions of the Human Rights Council
reaffirms indivisibility of human rights
interdependence of human rights
interrelatedness of all human rights
universality of human rights
regulates complaint procedure for consistent patterns of gross and reliably attested violations of human rights
methods of work of special procedures
selection and appointment of mandate-holders
special procedures of the Human Rights Council
relatedTo Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandate-holders (resolution 5/2)
Human Rights Council complaint procedure (resolution 5/1, section IV)
setsOut institutional framework of the Human Rights Council
rules of procedure of the Human Rights Council
structure of the Human Rights Council
working methods of the Human Rights Council
subjectMatter human rights
UNDocumentSymbol A/HRC/RES/5/1

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251
followedBy
Universal Periodic Review mechanism
furtherDefinedBy
United Nations documentation ("Human Rights Council resolutions")
hasComponent
Human Rights Council institution-building package (resolution 5/1) ("Human Rights Council complaint procedure (resolution 5/1, section IV)")
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