Essays about: "Inhuman and Degrading Treatment"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Inhuman and Degrading Treatment.
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1. "The European Arrest Warrant: In Member States we trust, or do we? - Severe deficiencies in the EU Member States’ prisons raise challenges to the protection of fundamental rights"
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The European Arrest Warrant has been acclaimed for its success since it entered into force on 1 January 2004. The principles of mutual recognition and mutual trust, which initially were intended to ensure free movement within the internal market, became cornerstones of EU cooperation in criminal law matters. READ MORE
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2. Mechanical restraint in psychiatric healthcare facilities : A helpful tool, or torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in disguise?
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The use of mechanical restraint is a common practice in psychiatric care, often defended by medical necessity but seldom questioned from a human rights perspective. The purpose of this thesis has been to investigate under which circumstances mechanical restraint by bed through belt fixation could amount to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. READ MORE
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3. Children in the Mavrovouni Camp : A Consideration of a Possible Violation of Article 3 ECHR
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : This thesis aims to define the scope of Article 3 ECHR, concerning children with traumas in registration and identification camps. The interpretation of the scope of Article 3 ECHR is based on a case study of the cases Khan v France and J.R. and Others v Greece. READ MORE
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4. If not us, then who? - On the repatriation of Swedish women and children from the al Hol and al Roj camps in the Syrian Arab Republic
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : In the al Hol and al Roj camps in the north-eastern parts of the Syrian Arab Republic, women and children allegedly affiliated with the terrorist group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant are detained in precarious humanitarian and security conditions that have been equated with torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment by the United Nations. In early 2021, the United Nations called upon states to repatriate their nationals from the camps. READ MORE
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5. The Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change : Non-refoulement Obligations under Article 3 ECHR to Protect Environmental Migrants?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) notes in its Fifth Assessment Report from 2014 that states are the main cause of anthropogenic gas emissions. Furthermore, scientists predict that displacement across border for reasons of climate change will increase rapidly in the coming decades. READ MORE
