Essays about: "human rights, governance"

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1. 1. Food Banks: An eco-social solution? Critical perspectives on food charity in Europe

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Pauline Rittel; [2023-11-03]
   Keywords : food banks; Europe; Doughnut model; eco-social research; sustainability;

   Abstract : This aim of this thesis was to investigate food banking organisations as part of food charity on different governance levels within the EU in relation to aspects of sustainability. The Doughnut model after Raworth (2017) as an element of eco-social research is employed as theoretical underpinning to explore the organisational positioning regarding the societal problems of food waste and food insecurity, as well as the solutions that the organisations envision in relation to sustainability. READ MORE

3. 2. DOES FOREIGN AID PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS? Evidence from a quantitative large-N study of 121 aid-receiving countries, 2003-2021

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Nora Engvall Olmås; [2023-10-30]
   Keywords : human rights; physical integrity rights; civil liberties; foreign aid; Official Development Assistance; bilateral aid; multilateral aid;

   Abstract : Human rights are in crisis. Even if the Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrates 75 years in 2023, the anniversary comes at a time when the world is experiencing human suffering so grave that international human rights organizations are alerting for a global human rights crisis. READ MORE

4. 3. Why the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004-2021) Collapsed? The Path to Peace after the Rise of the Taliban 2.0

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sultan Ghulam Dastgir Sani; [2023-06-20]
   Keywords : Collapsed State; The Role of Parliamentarians in Peace Processes; Autocratization; Fundamentalism; Armed Politics;

   Abstract : With the fall of Kabul on 15 August 2021, Afghanistan has been back to where it was in 2001, a closed autocracy ruled by the Taliban. However, it was required to search out why the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 2004-2021 collapsed. READ MORE

5. 4. GOVERNANCE BEYOND BORDERS The Extraterritorial Reach of OECD National Contact Points for Responsible Business Conduct

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Mirja Sund; [2023-06-20]
   Keywords : Business and human rights; Non-judicial mechanisms; Extraterritoriality; OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; OECD National Contact Points;

   Abstract : As increasingly powerful actors in a globalised world, multinational corporations are often able to evade responsibility for human rights violations and other misconduct occurring in their own operations or supply chains. Since courts face limitations when attempting to exert jurisdiction outside of their state territories, state-based non-judicial mechanisms such as the OECD National Contact Points (NCPs) have been established to fill this gap by mediating between corporations and victims of corporate human rights abuses with the aim of providing remedy to the latter. READ MORE

6. 5. Climate Litigation, Human Rights & Intergenerational Justice

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

   Author : Julian Robert Herrmann; [2023]
   Keywords : Intergenerational Justice; Human Rights; Climate Litigation; Climate Change;

   Abstract : The progression of climate change has brought the issue of intergenerational justice further into focus. At the same time, there has been a global increase in climate litigation. Activists increasingly use litigation and fundamental and human rights as instruments to enforce their demands for intergenerational justice. READ MORE