Essays about: "human rights and student community"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 154 essays containing the words human rights and student community.
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1. Gender and sexual minorities’ right to recognition: A paper victory? With a focus on Nepal, Bangladesh, and India
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : Gender and sexual minority groups in Nepal, Bangladesh, and India have been systematically discriminated against in their States and ignored by the international community, for decades. While the three States have made progress concerning legal gender recognition, including recognizing a third gender on specific documents such as passports or identification cards, issues remain in ensuring equality in education, employment, and social participation. READ MORE
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2. ESG Scores as Social Ethicality Motivators
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Relating to the ongoing discussion surrounding criticism and support for ESG scores, the purpose of this paper anchors itself in providing comprehensive, empirical evidence regarding the responsiveness of ESG scores to firm actions. The different strategic choices of multinational firms, resulting from political and stakeholder pressure, were to either fully withdraw, suspend or continue operations in Russia in light of the Russia-Ukraine war. READ MORE
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3. The influence and impact of Japan to upbringing the human rights norms in Southeast Asia through the world of business
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : Japan’s influence in Southeast Asia has been enormous throughout history, whether in its military occupation, culture, or economic ties, and there is no doubt that Southeast Asia has developed under its influence. Have Southeast Asian states then developed and improved their human rights situation because of Japan? Or has Japan aggravated the situation being “blue washed”, by performing its business activities to be “cooperative”, or to simply make profit? My answer to these questions is that Japan has certainly done a considerable amount of upbringing human rights norms, with afterwar compensation and ODA to help shape the infrastructure of many countries in the region, and this can especially be seen in economic, social and cultural rights. READ MORE
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4. Democratizing Democracy Indices: Towards a More Inclusive Measure
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Several large, international institutes and think tanks, like Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem), International IDEA, and Freedom House, among others, focus on measuring and tracking government regime types and political environments, primarily through measuring democracies. Yet for all of their sophistication and massive datasets, there are misalignments between democracy scores and human rights for groups that are marginalized in many countries. READ MORE
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5. The Legality of Unilateral Economic Sanctions - An analysis of international law on the lawfulness of unilateral economic restrictive measures
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : This thesis explores the legality of unilateral economic sanctions in international law. It concludes that economic sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, as well as countermeasures taken by states in accordance with established ILC criteria, are lawful when adhering to the principle of proportionality and aligning with human rights regulations. READ MORE
