Essays about: "International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Mänskliga rättigheter"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Mänskliga rättigheter.

1. 1. Rights on the Move: Climate induced migration and States’ obligations under the ICCPR

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

   Author : Ebba Nikolic Kajrup; [2023]
   Keywords : public international law; climate induced migration; climate change; ICCPR; right to life; non-refoulement; Teitiota; climate refugees; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Climate change is one of the current most pressing threats to human rights. The adverse impacts of climate change affect peoples’ mental and physical health and forces many to leave their countries. READ MORE

3. 2. The White Supremacist Movement as a Threat to Freedom of Religion in the United States : An Analysis of Current Threats to Jews' Freedom of Religion and the Response of the Federal State

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Agnes Hornsved; [2022]
   Keywords : freedom of religion; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; ICCPR; critical race theory; the white supremacist movement; white supremacy; antisemitism; human rights; religionsfrihet; Internationella konventionen om medborgerliga och politiska rättigheter; ICCPR; critical race theory; vit makt-rörelsen; antisemitism; mänskliga rättigheter;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the impacts of white supremacy on Jews’ freedom of religion in the United States. In what ways is the American white supremacist movement a threat to Jews’ freedom of religion, and to what extent is the federal state protecting this right in accordance with Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)? By using the Legal Analytical Method, and by applying Daniel Ian Rubin’s approach to Critical Race Theory (CRT), this thesis finds that the white supremacist movement is threatening Jews’ freedom of religion in three main ways: through physical attacks, psychological intimidation, and economic effects. READ MORE

4. 3. Facing SLAPP in Indonesia: A Human Rights Approach to Judicial Measures Silencing Journalists

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

   Author : Jonatan Klefbom; [2022]
   Keywords : Freedom of expression; Freedom of the press; International Human Rights Law; Journalists; SLAPP; Indonesia.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The UN Human Rights Council has several times addressed the expanding issue of judicial harassments against journalists around the world. In a functioning democracy, it is important to protect the freedom of expression and the freedom of the press. READ MORE

5. 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 fakulteten

   Author : Aylin Volgsten; [2021]
   Keywords : public international law; international human rights law; repatriation; jurisdiction; terrorism; counter-terrorism; Syria; ISIL; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : 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

6. 5. Unborn Humans as Rights-bearers? – an Analysis under International Human Rights and Swedish Domestic Law

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

   Author : Alexander Persson; [2020]
   Keywords : public international law; abortion; human rights; right to life; rights-bearer; rights-holder; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Denna uppsats hade som syfte att besvara frågorna om huruvida status som rättighetsbärare tillkommer ofödda människor, samt om gällande regleringar är tillräckliga för att skydda ofött liv. Undersökningen om rättighetsbärarstatus skedde inom ramen för rätten till liv, eftersom denna rättighet förutsattes vara den mest relevanta för ofödda människor. READ MORE