Professional Identity of the Human Rights Field Officer

The important and groundbreaking volume, The Professional Identity of the Human Rights Field Officer, completes the study of human rights field work begun in the earlier The Human Rights Field Operation: Law Theory and Practice (2007: Ashgate). Building on the critique of the field’s historical development and current situation featured in the earlier volume, O’Flaherty, Ulrich and their fellow contributors focus on the specific responsibilities of the individual human rights officer, and concentrate on vital issues of professionalism beyond the confines of any specific organization. Their expansion of the analysis in the case studies section of the first volume has resulted in an up to date global edition of significant academic interest to anyone within the field of human rights law. Notes on Contributors, Introduction, 1 The Professional Identity and Development of Human Rights Field Workers, 2 The Guiding Principles for Human Rights Field Officers Working in Conflict and Post-Conflict Environments: A Commentary, 3 The Statement of Ethical Commitments of Human Rights Professionals: A Commentary, 4 A Fresh View on Protection: The Human Rights Field Officer’s Perspective, 5 New Models for Human Rights Capacity Building in the Field: Human Rights Field Officers and Relief and Development Professionals, 6 Human Rights Field Officers Working for the Most Vulnerable: Internally Displaced Persons, 7 Human Rights Field Officers Working for the Most Vulnerable: Children, 8 Human Rights Field Officers Working for the Most Vulnerable: Women, 9 Emerging Issues for Human Rights Field Officers: Monitoring Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 10 Emerging Issues for Human Rights Field Officers: Responses to Terrorism, 11 Emerging Issues for Human Rights Field Officers: Support for Criminal Justice, 12 Emerging Issues for Human Rights Field Officers: Freedom of Expression, Opportunities and Challenges, Annex: The Proceedings of the Project , ‘Consolidating the Profession: The Human Rights Field Officer’, Bibliography, Index