A/HRC/2/2 A/HRC/Sub.1/58/36 page 75 Annex IMPLEMENTATION BY THE SUB-COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DECISION 1/102 CONTENTS I. Paragraphs Page VISION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................... 1 - 67 76 A. Introduction ...................................................................... 1 - 13 76 B. The general vision of the Sub-Commission ..................... 14 - 19 79 C. The Council’s need for expert advice ............................... 20 80 D. The functions to be performed by any standing human rights expert advice mechanism that the Council may see fit to establish to serve its needs ........... 21 - 24 81 Main characteristics of any standing human rights expert advice mechanism that the Council may choose to establish ............................................................ 25 - 39 84 Differences in function and method of work between HRCC and other mechanisms in the United Nations human rights system ......................................................... 40 - 62 85 Report of the intersessional working groups and the Social Forum, as requested in paragraph 4 of decision 1/102 ................................................................... 63 - 66 89 Summary of recommendations ......................................... 67 90 68 - 85 95 E. F. G. H. II. OVERVIEW OF PAST AND RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE SUB-COMMISSION .................................................. Appendices I. II. List of the studies carried out by the Sub-Commission from 1956 to 2006 ................................................................................................ 99 List of ongoing studies and reports ...................................................................... 104