Robin Ramcharan is Lecturer in International Relations, Mahidol University International College, Thailand. He is co-founder of Asia Centre, a research institute in Bangkok. He also lectures on Asian regional governance and security to policy makers at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.

• 1. Introduction: The Concept of ‘International Protection’ of Human Rights; 2. History of the Commission, its Protective Function and Critiques; 3. AICHR’s Protection Mandate vis-à-vis its Relationship to its National Representatives, Civil Society, and National Human Rights Institutions; 4. AICHR and the Prevention of violations of Human Rights; 5. AICHR and measures of Response and Mitigation for Violations of Human Rights; 6. AICHR and remedies for Violations of Human Rights; 7. Conclusion

Robin Ramcharan is Lecturer in International Relations, Mahidol University International College, Thailand. He is co-founder of Asia Centre, a research institute in Bangkok. He also lectures on Asian regional governance and security to policy makers at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.

• 1. Introduction: The Concept of ‘International Protection’ of Human Rights; 2. History of the Commission, its Protective Function and Critiques; 3. AICHR’s Protection Mandate vis-à-vis its Relationship to its National Representatives, Civil Society, and National Human Rights Institutions; 4. AICHR and the Prevention of violations of Human Rights; 5. AICHR and measures of Response and Mitigation for Violations of Human Rights; 6. AICHR and remedies for Violations of Human Rights; 7. Conclusion

Robin Ramcharan is Lecturer in International Relations, Mahidol University International College, Thailand. He is co-founder of Asia Centre, a research institute in Bangkok. He also lectures on Asian regional governance and security to policy makers at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.

• 1. Introduction: The Concept of ‘International Protection’ of Human Rights; 2. History of the Commission, its Protective Function and Critiques; 3. AICHR’s Protection Mandate vis-à-vis its Relationship to its National Representatives, Civil Society, and National Human Rights Institutions; 4. AICHR and the Prevention of violations of Human Rights; 5. AICHR and measures of Response and Mitigation for Violations of Human Rights; 6. AICHR and remedies for Violations of Human Rights; 7. Conclusion