The charter of the united nations and institutional system for the promotion and protection of human rights

AuthorTudor Tanasescu
PositionLaw Faculty, 'Bioterra' University from Bucharest, Ramania
Pages55-62
AGORA International Journal of Juridical Sciences, www.juridicalj ournal.univagora.ro
ISSN 1843-570X, E-ISSN 2067-7677
No. 3 (2014), pp. 55-62
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THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM FOR
THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
T. Tnsescu
Tudor Tnsescu
Law Faculty, „Bioterra” University from Bucharest, Ramania
Correspondence: Tudor Tnsescu, str. Pescruului nr.3, Bl. B-24, Sc.3, Et. 6, Ap.145, Sector 2,
Bucureti, România.
E-mail: tanasescutudor@yahoo.com
Abstract
Institutional system for the promotion and protection of human rights was established by the
Charter of the United Nations and on its basis thereof is part of the category of monitoring
mechanisms, promotion and protection of human rights to universal level. This, together with the
mechanisms carried out on the basis of conventions O. N. U. relating to human rights, has an
important role in the surveillance promotion and protection of human rights and, by default, in
implementing the provisions as regards international regulations in this matter.
To promote and encourage respect for human rights and fun damental freedoms, the United
Nations uses its subsidiary bodies, entities that have specific powers on the area referred to.
Key words: Charter of the United Nations, Institutional system, protection, human rights,
mechanisms.
Introduction
For the purposes of supervision and application of U.N.conventions relating to human rights
have been created distinct mechanisms, most of which, in fact, carried out under the provisions of
conventions concerned. Also, along with these was carried out by the Charter of U.N. and in its basis
an institutional system that can have an important role in promoting and monitoring protection of
human rights and, by default, in the implementation of i nternational regulations implement the
provisions aimed this problem
1
.
The institutional framework for the promotion and protection of human rights established by
the Charter of U.N. adopted on 26 June 1945 and entered into force on 24 October 1945 (document by
which it is fully constituted the United Nations), belongs to the category of monitoring mechanisms,
Promotion and protection of human rights to universal level.
Article 1 of the Charter indicates right end of the U.N. "achieving international cooperation in
promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without
distinction as to race, sex, language or religion".
In addition, in Article 55 c) of the Charter shall be stated that the United Nations will foster
effective and universal respect of human rights.
For the proper functioning of the U.N., in accordance with the provisions of Charter, the
organization has two categories of components, namely:
-    ! ! ∀ #! ∃  ∀! #!
#!%!#&∋∀()
- subsidiary bodies, entities set up by main organs, with a complete delegation, made up of
representatives of the Member States or specialists, with the aim of contributing to the achievement of
goals and organization of its main components.
The main bodies and of a large part of the subsidiary bodies have, in accordance with Charter
of the United Nations and other acts for the setting up, organization and functioning, specific powers
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Raluca Miga Beteliu and colab. – International protection of human rights. Courses notes, Edited by S.C. Universul juridic, Bucharest,
2008, pages 188-189; Tudor Tnsescu – International p rotection of human rights. University course, Sitech Publishing House, Craiova,
2013, page 41.

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