Essays about: "NHRIs"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word NHRIs.
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1. A comparative analysis of the involvement of National Human Rights Institutions in the UN and the African Union systems
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The thesis engages in a comparative analysis of the involvement of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in the UN and the African human rights systems. Thus, the thesis seeks to answer the question: What lessons can be drawn from the system of the involvement of NHRIs in the UN Human rights system to that of the African human rights system? Assuming that the UN system is far more developed and advanced than the latter, the thesis explores to what extent the African system could be adapted to resemble the UN system with regards to NHRIs. READ MORE
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2. The Role of National Human Rights Institutions in the Prevention of Mass Atrocities - The Case of the Defensoría del Pueblo in Colombia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis is an interdisciplinary study on the role of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in the implementation of the primary responsibility of States to prevent mass atrocities (MA) under pillar one of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). It focuses on current international law (IL) to delimit the scope of the prevention obligations of States and assesses the relevant preventive measures to States’ primary obligations under R2P. READ MORE
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3. NHRIs and the Challenges of Independence in a Kenyan Context
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The concept of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) with a mandate to protect and promote human rights have been addressed by the UN for more than half a century, and such institutions have been established in several countries around the world for the last two decades. The establishment of a national human rights institution is however not equal to the commitment of human rights, and in some countries it has been used as a mean to deflect international criticism of human rights abuses. READ MORE
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4. Norm Socialization of Women Migrant Workers' Rights
University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of GenderAbstract : How can national human rights institutions (NHRIs) socialize international norms of the rights of women migrant workers in a gendered manner? This is the main question of the thesis. With the thesis, I contribute to the theory on human rights norms socialization by shifting the highlight from states and transnational advocacy networks to NHRIs. READ MORE
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5. Sweep First in Front of your own Door: The Existence of a National Human Rights Institution in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Den här uppsatsen handlar om nationella institutioner för mänskliga rättigheter, även kallade NHRIs (National Human Rights Institutions) och reglerna som styr dem. De nationella institutionernas verkliga genombrott kom med antagandet av en samling principer 1991, Parisprinciperna, som sedan dess har omhuldats av Förenta Nationernas olika organ. READ MORE
