Explorer dans la Caraïbe la contribution des institutions nationales des droits de l’homme et des ombudsmans à l’appropriation des valeurs visant une meilleure gouvernance dans les relations UE-CELAC
Recently, the EU and the Latin America and Caribbean relations have undergone new trends. These relations now particularly focus on reducing poverty, integrating the Latin American and Caribbean states in the world economy, strengthening diplomacy and the role of non-states actors in governance, and...
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| description | Recently, the EU and the Latin America and Caribbean relations have undergone new trends. These relations now particularly focus on reducing poverty, integrating the Latin American and Caribbean states in the world economy, strengthening diplomacy and the role of non-states actors in governance, and on promoting political dialogue with an interest in democracy, the rule of law and human rights. That being said, the political and legal culture, and the state of the governance in the Caribbean region raise interests in understanding how national human rights institutions (NHRIs) and the institution of the ombudsman could contribute to changing in the spirit of the UN focus on the importance of strong institutions in realizing sustainable government. While the ombudsman is vested with the mission for combatting mal administration and promoting legality, national human rights institutions are created by states to promote and protect human rights. Both are nonetheless human rights defenders, using soft strategies and actions to foster living together. Thus, how and to what extent can national human rights institutions and the institution of ombudsman contribute to a culture facilitating the rule of law and building individual capabilities within a governance focusing on the human dignity for development in the Caribbean region?The paper analyses the foundation of the political dialogue, the roles, limitations and potentiality of NHRIs and the ombudsman in strategies aiming at promoting development in the Latin American and Caribbean region. I argue that given their responsibilities and characteristics, and their natural proximity to people, those institutions can be an overwhelming resource to consider in any partnership focusing on the rule of law in promoting development, while globalization has increased inequalities and prevented the emancipation of vulnerable peoples. Consequently, those institutions are of relevance not only in political governance but also in economic governance to take into account the indivisibility and interdependence of human rights. By informing and educating people and raising awareness on human rights challenges, encouraging pluralism and consultation and fostering access to justice and other public services, those institutions involved in human rights diplomacy can contribute to a better appropriation of the complexity in realizing the rule of law. Mobilizing an interdisciplinary approach and methodology dealing with comparative public law, human rights international law, international economic law, socio-legal studies and political philosophy, and desk research and field reports, the paper sets out a couple of recommendations to foster NHRIs and ombudsman in law, diplomacy, and cooperation for development in the quest for change in the Caribbean region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6b7c98b8295c439c97cbc6579b6352022024-02-13T13:12:58ZengUniversité des AntillesÉtudes Caribéennes1779-09801961-859X4210.4000/etudescaribeennes.15155Explorer dans la Caraïbe la contribution des institutions nationales des droits de l’homme et des ombudsmans à l’appropriation des valeurs visant une meilleure gouvernance dans les relations UE-CELACMulry MondéliceRecently, the EU and the Latin America and Caribbean relations have undergone new trends. These relations now particularly focus on reducing poverty, integrating the Latin American and Caribbean states in the world economy, strengthening diplomacy and the role of non-states actors in governance, and on promoting political dialogue with an interest in democracy, the rule of law and human rights. That being said, the political and legal culture, and the state of the governance in the Caribbean region raise interests in understanding how national human rights institutions (NHRIs) and the institution of the ombudsman could contribute to changing in the spirit of the UN focus on the importance of strong institutions in realizing sustainable government. While the ombudsman is vested with the mission for combatting mal administration and promoting legality, national human rights institutions are created by states to promote and protect human rights. Both are nonetheless human rights defenders, using soft strategies and actions to foster living together. Thus, how and to what extent can national human rights institutions and the institution of ombudsman contribute to a culture facilitating the rule of law and building individual capabilities within a governance focusing on the human dignity for development in the Caribbean region?The paper analyses the foundation of the political dialogue, the roles, limitations and potentiality of NHRIs and the ombudsman in strategies aiming at promoting development in the Latin American and Caribbean region. I argue that given their responsibilities and characteristics, and their natural proximity to people, those institutions can be an overwhelming resource to consider in any partnership focusing on the rule of law in promoting development, while globalization has increased inequalities and prevented the emancipation of vulnerable peoples. Consequently, those institutions are of relevance not only in political governance but also in economic governance to take into account the indivisibility and interdependence of human rights. By informing and educating people and raising awareness on human rights challenges, encouraging pluralism and consultation and fostering access to justice and other public services, those institutions involved in human rights diplomacy can contribute to a better appropriation of the complexity in realizing the rule of law. Mobilizing an interdisciplinary approach and methodology dealing with comparative public law, human rights international law, international economic law, socio-legal studies and political philosophy, and desk research and field reports, the paper sets out a couple of recommendations to foster NHRIs and ombudsman in law, diplomacy, and cooperation for development in the quest for change in the Caribbean region.https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/15155governanceNational human rights institutionsombudsmanaccess to justiceEU-Caribbean relationspolitical dialogue |
| spellingShingle | Mulry Mondélice Explorer dans la Caraïbe la contribution des institutions nationales des droits de l’homme et des ombudsmans à l’appropriation des valeurs visant une meilleure gouvernance dans les relations UE-CELAC Études Caribéennes governance National human rights institutions ombudsman access to justice EU-Caribbean relations political dialogue |
| title | Explorer dans la Caraïbe la contribution des institutions nationales des droits de l’homme et des ombudsmans à l’appropriation des valeurs visant une meilleure gouvernance dans les relations UE-CELAC |
| title_full | Explorer dans la Caraïbe la contribution des institutions nationales des droits de l’homme et des ombudsmans à l’appropriation des valeurs visant une meilleure gouvernance dans les relations UE-CELAC |
| title_fullStr | Explorer dans la Caraïbe la contribution des institutions nationales des droits de l’homme et des ombudsmans à l’appropriation des valeurs visant une meilleure gouvernance dans les relations UE-CELAC |
| title_full_unstemmed | Explorer dans la Caraïbe la contribution des institutions nationales des droits de l’homme et des ombudsmans à l’appropriation des valeurs visant une meilleure gouvernance dans les relations UE-CELAC |
| title_short | Explorer dans la Caraïbe la contribution des institutions nationales des droits de l’homme et des ombudsmans à l’appropriation des valeurs visant une meilleure gouvernance dans les relations UE-CELAC |
| title_sort | explorer dans la caraibe la contribution des institutions nationales des droits de l homme et des ombudsmans a l appropriation des valeurs visant une meilleure gouvernance dans les relations ue celac |
| topic | governance National human rights institutions ombudsman access to justice EU-Caribbean relations political dialogue |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/15155 |
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