Essays about: "Sarah Hélaoui"

Found 2 essays containing the words Sarah Hélaoui.

1. 1. Respecting human rights abroad? On the extraterritorial application of the European Convention on Human Rights

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Sarah Hélaoui; [2005]
   Keywords : International Human Rights Law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Under which circumstances can the European Convention on Human Rights be applied to human rights violations perpetrated abroad by European military forces or other State agents? This question is highly relevant having in mind the European military presence in for example Iraq and Afghanistan. In contrast to the four Geneva Convention, applicable in armed conflict, the European Convention has a jurisdiction clause, which sets out limits on its applicability. READ MORE

3. 2. Cultural Relativism and Reservations to Human Rights Treaties:The Legal Effects of the Saudi Reservation to CEDAW

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Sarah Hélaoui; [2004]
   Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Saudi Arabia ratified the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in 2000. The ratification was a step forward for the strict gender segregated country but could not be genuinely hailed due to a general reservation giving prevalence to Islamic Law in case of conflict with the provision of the Convention. READ MORE