Abstract
The chapter looks at the ten universal human rights treaty bodies and discusses their international nature and extent to which it is reflected in their formation and composition, their international status, relationship with the UN. It also ponders whether, by virtue of their mandate and membership, they are equipped to be loci of diplomatic activity and of negotiation of legally binding norms. It evaluates the weight and force of their statements and compares them to those rendered by international judicial bodies. It offers an overview of critical remarks made by states parties with respect to utterances of treaty bodies, and responses to them by national state authorities, including the judiciary. It is suggested that even if the human rights treaty bodies' decisions and observations are not the outcome of legal and diplomatic processes, they deserve respect and consideration. And yet they are not a substitute for domestic or international adjudication.
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