TY - JFULL AU - Helen P. Greatrex PY - 2012/6/ TI - Robust Human Rights Governance: Developing International Criteria T2 - International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences SP - 774 EP - 777 VL - 6 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9856 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 65, 2012 N2 - Many states are now committed to implementing international human rights standards domestically. In terms of practical governance, how might effectiveness be measured? A facevalue answer can be found in domestic laws and institutions relating to human rights. However, this article provides two further tools to help states assess their status on the spectrum of robust to fragile human rights governance. The first recognises that each state has its own 'human rights history' and the ideal end stage is robust human rights governance, and the second is developing criteria to assess robustness. Although a New Zealand case study is used to illustrate these tools, the widespread adoption of human rights standards by many states inevitably means that the issues are relevant to other countries. This is even though there will always be varying degrees of similarity-difference in constitutional background and developed or emerging human rights systems. ER -