ABSTRACT
This chapter offers a transversal analysis of the institutional mechanisms that are in place for the promotion and protection of human rights and for conflict resolution within regional organizations and adds to the literature on global governance a specific view of the role of regional organizations. Human rights became much more institutionalized through the emergence and strengthening of regional organizations on both the American and European continents, and the language of human rights was successively adopted by the emerging organizations in other regions of the world. Human rights norms, rules, and bodies have been increasingly adopted and developed by regional organizations since the end of World War II. The Arab League has been somewhat active regarding conflict resolution but has treated human rights norms as if they are on the margin of institutional design. Moreover, the Arab League has systematically failed to denounce human rights violations that have been committed by its member states, such as Egypt, Bahrain, and Sudan.
