The first online bookstore india of the Human Rights Committee, Andreas Mavrommatis wrote, a fine preface for the online bookstore india.The book was formally presented at a reception on 15 July 2009 at the Château de Penthes in Geneva, attended by many of the current members of the Human Rights Committee, including the new Chairperson and the former Chairperson Christine Chanet, who spoke on behalf of the committee. The following statement by Andreas Mavrommatis was read at the book launch"I was pleased to have had the opportunity to draft the foreword for this important book. Jacob and Alfred are my friends and I congratulate them on their achievement. What distinguishes this book from others is that it is authentic. It was written by the two Secretariat members who accompanied our work since day one, two devoted lawyers who with constancy and competence assisted the Committee experts through the creation of rules of procedure and guidelines that enabled us to create solid jurisprudence. Their outstanding drafting ability, legal acuity and multilingualism proved invaluable to us. The continued support of the United Nations Secretariat is one of the strengths of the Committee. of course, the center of our work has always been the common dignity of all human beings, our commitment to help real persons have been violated Whose rights. The bottom line is enforcement and that is why the function of the Special Rapporteur on Follow-up is so important. I remember the successes we attained during our follow-up visit to Jamaica in June 1995. I regret not being able to be here today and I wish all present a congenial book launch. Greetings also to all Committee members attending. We are on our way to a World Court on Human Rights! "It is staggering how much the Human Rights Committee has influenced the human rights jurisprudence of the world, as is exceedingly striking from reading this important book .From the outset of its work in 1977 there have been two pioneers in developing the Secretariat case law of the Committe when it CONSIDERS petitions from individuals claiming violations of their rights: Jakob Möller (Iceland) and Alfred de Zayas Moller was the first Chief of the petitions branch of what is today the Office of the High Commissioner for. Human Rights and de Zayas what his colleague, who eventually suceeded him as chief . Every lawyer, every judge, every public-spirited citizen will want to consult this fascinating. |