A/HRC/11/3 page 2 CONTENTS Chapter Paragraphs Introduction .................................................................................................... I. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS AND SIMILAR MECHANISMS, INCLUDING EMERGING MECHANISMS ......... Page 1-3 3 4 - 31 3 A. Mandates of regional commissions and similar mechanisms ..... 5-9 4 B. Emerging mechanisms ................................................................ 10 5 C. Independence .............................................................................. 11 - 14 5 D. Data collection ............................................................................ 15 - 16 6 E. Relationship with national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations ................................................. 17 - 20 7 F. Caseload and the use of inter-State complaints .......................... 21 - 24 8 G. Compliance by member States with decisions of the Commission and universality of human rights standards ........... 25 - 31 8 II. HUMAN RIGHTS COURTS ............................................................... 32 - 47 10 A. Mandates ..................................................................................... 32 - 35 10 B. Independence .............................................................................. 36 - 37 10 C. Relationship with national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations ................................................. 38 - 39 11 Caseload, the use of inter-State complaints and obstacles to access ...................................................................................... 40 - 44 11 Compliance by member States with decisions of the Courts ...... 45 - 47 12 III. RELATIONSHIP OF THE REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS WITH THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM ............................................................................... 48 - 55 12 IV. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................... 56 - 59 14 D. E.