Essays about: "extrajudicial killings"
Found 4 essays containing the words extrajudicial killings.
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1. Violence begets violence? : A quantitative analysis of humanitarian military interventions’ effect on human rights violations between 1981-2011
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This study explores the effects humanitarian interventions have on the human right status in a country. The theoretical standpoint is based on the notion that a perceived lack of accountability and repercussions for crimes committed will function as motivation for local actors to continue the human right violations, or even increase their efforts. READ MORE
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2. Prospects of Holding Former President of Colombia Álvaro Uribe Vélez Responsible for False Positives based on the Doctrine of Superior Responsibility
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : This thesis studies the prospects of holding former President of Colombia Álvaro Uribe Vélez responsible for false positives, the extrajudicial killings that occurred in Colombia between 2002 and 2008, based on the doctrine of superior responsibility. The legal analysis builds on Article 28(b) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and customary international law. READ MORE
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3. Arbitrary Power and the Weakening of the Rule of Law in Duterte's War on Drugs: a qualitative interview study with members of the Filipino Human Rights Community
University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionenAbstract : Rodrigo Roa Duterte was elected president of the Philippines in 2016. He launched a violent War on Drugs only one day after his assumption of the presidency. In his inaugural speech, Duterte described his adherence to the rule of law as uncompromising. READ MORE
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4. Legitimizing Extrajudicial Killings: A Discursive Study on the Law Enforcement Agency and the Violations of Human Rights in Bangladesh
University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionenAbstract : This study aims to understand the construction process of legitimizing extrajudicial killings through analyzing text from print and electronic media and how they have been portrayed to the audience. It puts an effort to understand how Bangladesh government legitimize extra-judicial killings within a democratic framework of a country. READ MORE
