The Unitied Kingdom and the Universal Periodic Review: An analysis of the translation of multilateral recommendations into domestic legal change

这篇论文将是第一次全面调查联合国人权理事会(HRC)的“普遍定期审议”(UPR)在多大程度上为联合王国的人权保护提供了一个有效的机制。联合王国参加了三个普遍定期审议周期(2006年、2012年和2017年)，在2017年人权理事会工作组的报告中，理事会认为，在将普遍定期审议建议转化为国内法律改革方面，英国政府的记录很差。因此，理事会的主张将提供批判性调查的基点，研究将揭示理事会的观察在多大程度上是准确的，并揭示随后给英国带来的政治和法律后果和机会。因此，这项研究将是加强有关英国议会保护人权进程的背景、价值观和文化的宝贵资源。

This thesis would be the first comprehensive investigation into the extent to which the UN Human Rights Council's (HRC) 'Universal Periodic Review' (UPR) provides an effective mechanism for informing human rights protection in the United Kingdom. The UK has participated in three UPR cycles (2006, 2012, and 2017), and in the HRC Working Group report in 2017, the Council argued that the British Government has a poor record concerning the translation of UPR recommendations into domestic legal change. The Council's claim will, therefore, provide the foundational point of critical enquiry, and the research will reveal to what extent the Council's observation is accurate, and reveal the subsequent political and legal consequences and opportunities for the UK. This research will therefore be an invaluable resource for enhancing the contexts, values, and cultures, concerning the UK parliamentary process for protecting human rights.