Essays about: "Human Rights Treaty Bodies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words Human Rights Treaty Bodies.

1. 1. The UN TreatyBodies and their Normative Output : International Human Rights Law Beyond State Consent?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Per Eklund; [2023]
   Keywords : Treaty Bodies; International Law; Legal Status; International Human Rights Law; Non-Binding Legal Norms;

   Abstract : Few topics of discussion within international human rights law are as riddled with confusion as that concerning the legal status or normative significance of the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies and their work. The treaty bodies, in its work, generate a form of jurisprudence – a body of norms and directives about how state parties ought to act in order to comply fully with the treaties. READ MORE

3. 2. Trapped in Forced Labor and Discrimination: Cambodian Migrant Domestic Workers under the Memorandum of Understanding between Malaysia and Cambodia on the Recruitment and Employment of Domestic Workers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Vongdarareach Chhour; [2020]
   Keywords : Cambodian Migrant Domestic Workers; Cambodia; Malaysia; Memorandum of Understanding; ILO Convention No.189 ; International labor standards; International human rights standards; Terms and conditions of employment; Admission procedures and recruitment practices; Access to justice; Forced labor; Trafficking in Persons; Discrimination in respect of employment and occupation; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Following the suspension of sending Cambodian migrant domestic workers (MDWs) to Malaysia in 2011, Cambodian and Malaysia have recently promulgated the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Recruitment and Employment of Domestic Workers. The purpose of this study is to examine the implications of the MOU on the human rights of Cambodian MDWs and to assess the compatibility of the MOU with International Human Rights Law. READ MORE

4. 3. Access to Safe and Legal Abortion- a Human Right? : A study of the protection for access to Safe and Legal abortion within Public International Law

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Cornelia Frank; [2020]
   Keywords : Public International Law; Human Rights; Women s Rights; Abortion; Safe and Legal Abortion; Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights;

   Abstract : Abortion is a controversial issue. It is subject of heated debates stemming from morality and ethics. Abortion is also, however, a question of rights. Access to abortion weighs the rights of the foetus against the rights of the mother. READ MORE

5. 4. Racial Stereotyping in the Netherlands: examining the role of public authorities in the societal debate on the character of Zwarte Piet

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Evelien Evenhuis; [2020]
   Keywords : Human Rights; The Netherlands; Black Pete; Zwarte Piet; Sinterklaas; Racial Stereotyping; Negative Stereotyping; Discrimination; Cultural Traditions; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis seeks to develop an understanding of racial stereotyping in the Netherlands, through examining the role of public authorities in the societal debate on the character of Zwarte Piet. It is the portraying of this character that can contribute to negative racial stereotyping. READ MORE

6. 5. The Legal Framework Regulating Polygamy in Ethiopia: An Assessment In Light of Liberal Feminist Legal Theory and International Human Rights Law

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Dureti Fulas; [2018]
   Keywords : Polygamy; Ethiopia s legal framework; International Human Rights standards; Liberal feminist legal perspective; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the Ethiopian laws governing polygamy in light of international human rights law standards and liberal feminist legal perspective. The international human rights law regime calls for the abolishment of polygamy through general comments/recommendations issued by the CEDAW and ICCPR treaty bodies. READ MORE