Essays about: "LGBTI rights"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words LGBTI rights.
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1. Defending the Defenders: International Protection for Local Human Rights Defenders in the Global South
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : Local human rights defenders play a significant role in the realization and enjoyment of human rights. Working alone or in association with others, they peacefully advocate for and promote fundamental freedoms and human rights for themselves and for their fellow citizens. READ MORE
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2. Human rights versus the traditional family: Implications of the European Court of Human Rights' standard of review in cases concerning Articles 8 and 12
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : Against the background of a conservative push against LGBTI+ and women’s rights, in which courts have already become battlefields, it is important to look at how the European Court of Human Rights, a leading human rights adjudicator both in Europe and globally, would respond to arguments made in the name of human rights but whose real purpose is to limit the rights and freedoms of women and LGBTI+ people. One such argument that has so far been successfully used is the protection of the “traditional family” or “traditional marriage”. READ MORE
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3. Breaking the Walls : The First Pride March in Bosnia and Herzegovina
University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Pride Marches are usually considered as the most important manifestations of LGBTI activism and politics, either as festive and commercial celebrations or protests against violations of human rights of the LGBTI population. The first BiH Pride March from September 2019 successfully took the form of the latter, under heavy security measures and without any incidents in Sarajevo. READ MORE
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4. The EU as a human rights promoter? An analysis of the representation of LGBTI rights in EU discourse
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The European Union and human rights, LGBTI rights included, are often considered to be closely interconnected. This seemingly straightforward image is, however, more complex than it might seem. LGBTI rights occupy a rather slim part of EU legislation, and Member States are not on the same page regarding the issue. READ MORE
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5. Aligning Fortress Europe with the Rainbow? The Securitization of Migration and LGBTI Asylum Seekers in the European Union.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : The increase of migration into the European Union, which peaked during the 2015 humanitarian crisis of refugees, has raised concerns about security within nationalist political discourse across the EU. European right-wing populist discourse revolves around a perceived threat to national and European culture and identity, pushing adamantly for restrictions in migration policy, and black-marking asylum seekers as hostile actors. READ MORE
