NHRI Leadership: an introductory guide Contents Glossary and abbreviations 3 Introduction 3 Section one: The nature of national human rights institutions 5 1. What is a national human rights institution? 5 2. The Paris Principles 6 3. The essential characteristics of a national human rights institution 7 4. Models of NHRIs 8 Section two: The Leaders 1. Who are the leaders in NHRIs? 10 2. The legal criteria for NHRI leaders 11 3. Five essential requirements for NHRI leaders 12 4. What do NHRI leaders need to know? 13 Section three: The roles and responsibilities of NHRI leaders 15 1. Statutory and generic roles and responsibilities 15 2. Governance 15 3. Strategic planning and direction 16 4. Policy making 17 5. Management 17 6. Other statutory roles and responsibilities 18 Section four: The division of roles and responsibilities 2 10 19 1. The institution head 19 2. The other statutory leaders 20 3. The commission 21 4. The senior executive officer 22 5. Others in the staff leadership team 23 6. Documenting the division of roles and responsibilities 24 Section five: APF services to NHRI leaders 25 Section six: Resources 27