CYIL vol. 14 (2023)

CYIL 14 (2023) STREAMLINING OR SURVIVAL? OUTCOMES OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS … of Experts should be appointed by treaty body chairs and composed mainly of former treaty body members, 102 who should issue a report on the quality and suitability of nominees before the elections. The report should be made public. Chart 1: The proposed Integrated Treaty Body System (ITBS)

I suggest that such a structure would increase the output and visibility of the system and at the same time effectively tackle the identified issues discussed in chapter 2. First, if we take a closer look at the growth of the system , the main advantage of the Integrated Treaty Body System would lie in the fact that the new Human Rights Committee encompassing the whole spectrum of human rights would be a permanent body and as such it would have sufficient capacity to cover state reports according to the comprehensive reporting calendar, as well as the rising amount of communications. Furthermore, specialized committees would increase their capacity by working in parallel chambers and if needed in future, the Human Rights Committee could also start working in chambers (e.g. a chamber for civil and political rights and a chamber for economic, social and cultural rights). Second, the system would effectively tackle the issue that states’ compliance with their reporting obligations is extremely low , because after the introduction of the predictable calendar states would be stimulated to cooperate. In case of non-cooperation within the set deadlines, a given state party would be reviewed in the absence of a state report.

102 A similar proposal was presented by Navi Pillay 2012 on the ‘open public space’. See United Nations reform 2012 (n 8), p. 79–80.

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