28 p.
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- Geneva : UN
Table of Contents
- Common core document forming part of the reports of States parties 1
- Mauritius* 1
- Introduction 2
- I. General information 2
- A. Demographic, economic, social and cultural characteristics of Mauritius 2
- B. Constitutional, political and legal structure of Mauritius 2
- The Constitution 2
- The political structure of Mauritius 3
- The Judicial System 3
- The Supreme Court 3
- Civil Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court as Court of first instance 4
- The Family Division of the Supreme Court 4
- The Commercial Division of the Supreme Court 4
- The Master and Registrar and the Bankruptcy Division 4
- The Mediation Division 5
- The Criminal Division of the Supreme Court (Assizes) 5
- The Land Division 5
- The Financial Crimes 5
- Appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court 5
- The Court of Civil Appeal 5
- Court of Criminal Appeal 5
- The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council 5
- Subordinate Courts 6
- The Intermediate Court 6
- The Industrial Court 6
- The Children’s Court 6
- District Courts 7
- E-Judiciary 7
- Institute for Judicial and Legal Studies 7
- II. General framework for the promotion and protection of human rights 8
- C. Acceptance of International Human Rights Norms 8
- D. Legal framework for the protection of human rights at national level 11
- E. Framework within which human rights are promoted at the national level 14
- i. Office of the Ombudsman 14
- ii. National Human Rights Commission 15
- iii. Office of the Ombudsperson for Children 15
- iv. Equal Opportunities Commission 15
- v. Independent Police Complaints Commission 16
- vi. Office of Ombudsperson for Financial Services 17
- vii. Office of the Ombudsperson for Sports (OS) 18
- Promotion of human rights awareness 18
- Publications 19
- Workshops 20
- Production and launching of Video Clips on Human Rights 22
- Posters/Sensitisation Campaign on the rights of children 23
- Wreath Laying Ceremony 23
- Slam Competition 23
- Online Quiz 23
- Art Atelier for children 24
- Online Exhibition 24
- UDHR 75 – The Push for Pledges 24
- F. Reporting process at the national level 24
- National Mechanism for Reporting and Follow-Up (NMRF) 24
- National Recommendations Tracking Database (NRTD) 25
- III. Information on non-discrimination and equality and effective remedies 25
- G. Other related human rights information 25