CONTENTS What are the international human rights treaty bodies?............. 03 What is the relationship between the treaty bodies and the United Nations?............................................................................. 05 (1) Secretariat..................................................................................... 06 (2) Budget.......................................................................................... 06 (3) Reporting to the General Assembly................................................... 08 How are treaty body members chosen?........................................... 10 How are candidates nominated?...................................................... 11 What happens if a nomination is received after the deadline?.................. 13 Withdrawal of candidates.................................................................... 14 Where can I find the list of candidates?.......................................... 14 When do meetings of states parties take place?.............................. 15 How are meetings of states parties organized?............................. 16 What are credentials and how should they be submitted?........... 17 What is the quorum for the meetings of states parties?............... 19 01