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  1. 1. ”CEDAW IS OUR HOLY TEXT, OUR HOLY BOOK” Combating gender-based violence in a de facto state: The case of Iraqi Kurdistan

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Såma Salih; [2023-08-31]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The Kurdistan region in Iraq, also known as KRI, has gained semi-independence over the decades and is today recognized in the Iraqi constitution as an autonomous part of the federal country. While still belonging to Iraq, it has been declared that the KRI performs better than its parent state in terms of security, stability and promoting international norms such as gender equality. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Compatibility of Citizenship Re-conceptualization and Civic Integration Mechanisms with John Rawls’ Political Liberalism in a Scandinavian Context

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Florentine Elise Urbach; [2023]
    Keywords : Citizenship; Political Liberalism; John Rawls; Civic Integration; Scandinavia;

    Abstract : The thesis revolves around the transformation of liberal citizenship to a higher degree of conditionality in the face of pluralist challenges revolving around achieving a shared common good. John Rawls’ Political Liberalism serves as the theoretical foundation for the argumentative analysis conducted, utilizing specific civic integration policies of Sweden and Denmark. READ MORE

  4. 3. Poverty-based discrimination - Does International Human Rights Law care?

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

    Author : Julia Eriksson; [2019]
    Keywords : public international law; discrimination; equality; poverty; human rights; international human rights law; non-discrimination; substantive equality; socioeconomic status; indirect discrimination; affirmative action; poverty-based discrimination; discrimination grounds; status-based discrimination; suspect grounds; inequality; de facto equality; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : I en värld där inget tycks kunna stoppa de växande ekonomiska klyfterna ifrågasätts även relevansen av internationella regleringar av mänskliga rättigheter. Trots att jämlikhet och icke-diskriminering utgör grunden för mänskliga rättigheter så verkar dessa regelverk oförmögna att adressera ekonomiskt betonad ojämlikhet. READ MORE

  5. 4. 'Benefits beyond carbon' : for whom? : gender analysis of communal forest governance and forest resource use in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Larissa Stiem; [2014]
    Keywords : REDD ; women; sustainable forest management; feminist political ecology; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In an effort to mitigate global climate change, the REDD+ mechanism (an acronym for ‘Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation plus the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stock’) continues to be put forward as an attractive carbon sequestration and forest conservation tool. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), hosting more than 63% of the Congo Basin rainforests, is the biggest receiver for REDD+ funding in Africa. READ MORE

  6. 5. Masters of Their Own Destiny: Minorities' Right to Effective Participation in Public Life in Vietnam

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Erik Friberg; [2002]
    Keywords : Komparativ rätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The main international provisions concerning minorities' right to participation in public life at national and local levels are enshrined in Article 2 of the UN Minority Declaration in conjunction with Article 25 of the ICCPR, providing minorities the right to take part in the conduct of public affairs. Vital adjacent political rights, include the freedom of association as enshrined in Article 2(4) of the UN Minority Declaration, which in conjunction with Article 22 of the ICCPR provides the right to establish and maintain minority associations. READ MORE