Essays about: "Immunity of International Organizations"

Found 5 essays containing the words Immunity of International Organizations.

1. 1. Bankrolling Adverse Human Rights Impact in Development Projects - A study of the role and responsibilities of international financial institutions with respect to human rights in the development finance context and the implications of using intermediary commercial banks

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

   Author : Paulina Wästerlund; [2019]
   Keywords : public international law; international human rights law; international financial institutions; commercial banks; development finance; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Den ökade andelen kapital som riktas mot hållbar utveckling genom att med offentliga medel frigöra privata investeringar i utvecklingsprojekt genomförda av privata aktörer kan, vid en första anblick, verka som ett framgångsrikt resultat av mobiliseringen av nödvändiga finansiella medel för att uppnå Agenda 2030 och de globala hållbarhetsmålen. Inkluderingen av den privata sektorn att bidra till, och lösa, samhällsutvecklingsfrågor med offentliga medel har emellertid haft uppenbara konsekvenser i form av en ökad risk för skadlig inverkan på mänskliga rättigheter, och har tydliggjort ett hålrum i möjligheterna till ansvarsutkrävande, eftersom privata institutioner är verksamma inom andra operativa och rättsliga system än offentliga internationella institutioner. READ MORE

3. 2. Immunity of International Organizationsand the Right of Access to Justice for Individuals

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Johan Lindén; [2018]
   Keywords : Immunity; International Organizations; Jurisdiction; Access to Justice;

   Abstract : International Organizations are a growing force in the global arena. While themandate and influence of the UN has increased over the last decades, the existinglegal regime regarding privileges and immunities remain the same as they were atthe founding of the organization. READ MORE

4. 3. Responsibility failure or too high expectations? : From humanitarian crisis to legal dispute in cholera-struck Haiti

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Linn Zettergren; [2018]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti 2010 a second disaster hit the small Caribbean country. This time in the shape of a cholera epidemic, imported by Nepalese UN soldiers. The disease outbreak culminated in a previously unpresented lawsuit against the United Nations in which their principle of absolute immunity was questioned. READ MORE

5. 4. The battle for reparation for cholera victims in Haiti

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

   Author : Alice Wadström; [2017]
   Keywords : Haiti; cholera; reparation; United Nations; human rights; responsibility; moral responsibility; New Approach; the New Approach to cholera in Haiti; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In 2010, an explosive cholera epidemic erupted in Haiti, killing close to 10.000 people and injuring some 800.000. Several scientific reports have traced the spread of the bacterium back to the United Nations base in the Mirebalais in Haiti, which hosted the Nepalese peacekeeping contingent. READ MORE

6. 5. Oil-Exploitation in Nigeria - Procedures Addressing Human Rights Abuses

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Malin Käll; [2003]
   Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Nigeria is a federal state with 36 states and 1 territory, the Abuja Federal Capital Territory. Nigeria is Africa's most populous country&semic the population is estimated to be around 130 million. More than 250 ethnic groups live in the country. READ MORE