Part I ＞ Our Role and Responsibilities 3 How Do We Work? In accordance with the Paris Principles, the the precise scope of the powers of the meeting duties of an NHRI are twofold: (1) to develop a still await categorization and standardization. To comprehensive social understanding and respect for human rights through education, training, consultation, and publicity, namely the duty to promote human rights; and (2) to handle cases and prevent violations of human rights through acceptance of complaints, monitoring, investigation, and reporting, namely the duty to protect human rights. As stated in the Paris Principles, and in accordance with the Organic Act of the Control Yuan National Human Rights Commission (the delineated what requires to be first delegated to ad hoc task forces and what to executive staff before the meeting of the commissioners makes a final decision. It is worth mentioning that, to further determine the operation of the powers of this Commission, a special chapter on the “Exercise of the Powers of the NHRC” was added to the partial revision of the “Organic Act”), the NHRC is vested with various Control Act (Draft) and submitted to the Legislative powers, for which it has issued administrative Yuan for deliberation on October 12, 2021. On norms as operating guidelines (Table 3). May 26, 2022 the Judiciary and Organic Laws As yet, these administrative norms are but one small and Statutes Committee of the Legislative Yuan step in setting up a proper, fully operational, juridical structure. For example, since the Organic Act stipulates that decisions regarding matters involving completed its deliberation of the draft amendment and passed it for consultation to political parties. Once this draft amendment has been passed, the the Commission’s powers must be discussed Commission will adopt further means for promoting and determined at a meeting of the members, and protecting human rights. Table 3 Administrative Norms of the NHRC Date 22 ensure operational efficiency, it should be clearly Title of Norms Aug 2021 NHRC Standard Operating Procedure for Offering Professional Assistance in Handling Human Rights Related Cases Sep 2021 NHRC Reference Principles and Determination Mechanism for Assignment of Additional Case Handlers Feb 2022 NHRC Pilot Plan for Participation in Constitutional Court Proceedings Mar 2022 NHRC Principles for Establishment and Operation of Legal Team Apr 2022 NHRC Standard Operating Procedure for Handling Matters Relating to Human Rights Protection and Promotion in Collaboration with Institutions and Groups Apr 2022 NHRC Regulations for Receiving Earmarked Donations Jun 2022 NHRC Manual for Preparation of Independent Opinions for Human Rights Conventions and Participation in International Review Meetings for Implementation of Human Rights Conventions Aug 2022 NHRC Standard Operating Procedure for Handling Human Rights Petitions and Grievances National Human Rights Commission 2022 Annual Report