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Dr Thomas Pegram University College London 29 April 2014

Accountability and Human Rights: The Political Impact of National Human Rights Institutions in New Democracies. Dr Thomas Pegram University College London 29 April 2014. Global Diffusion of NHRIs. A Typology of Human Rights Ombudsmen. Accountability actors. Accountability function.

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Dr Thomas Pegram University College London 29 April 2014

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  1. Accountability and Human Rights: The Political Impact of National Human Rights Institutions in New Democracies • Dr Thomas Pegram • University College London • 29 April 2014

  2. Global Diffusion of NHRIs

  3. A Typology of Human Rights Ombudsmen

  4. Accountability actors Accountability function

  5. Hypotheses on the effectiveness of accountability agencies

  6. Formal design: independence and capabilities of HROs in Latin America CAPABILITIES INDEPENDENCE

  7. Four Modes of Governance (Abbott & Snidal 2014) Orchestrator → Intermediary→ Target

  8. Four Modes of Human Rights Governance (O) Human Rights → Intermediary→ (T) Government Ombudsman

  9. Principal-Agent Theory (and its limitations)

  10. Hypotheses on the effectiveness of accountability agencies

  11. A Typology of Human Rights Ombudsmen Human rights defender Institutional bridge Façade Regime proxy

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