Essays about: "human rights asia"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 29 essays containing the words human rights asia.

1. 16. Wag the WeiWei - A US boot in the Asian door

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Tobias Hörnlein; Tova Halldén; [2013]
   Keywords : hard power; foreign relations; China; Asia Pacific; international politics; new media; public diplomacy; publicity diplomacy; propaganda; Realpolitik; soft power; US; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The growing interdependence and interconnectedness of the global community set the pace and frame for the evolution of foreign policy. Diplomacy formerly being the reserve of international communication has consequently been forced to change and branch out. READ MORE

3. 17. Meta-Geopolitics of Central Asia : A Comparative Study of the Regional Influence of the European Union and the Shanghai Co-operation Organization

   University essay from Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Hossein Aghaie Joobani; [2013]
   Keywords : Central Asia; Meta-geopolitics; the European Union EU ; China; normative power; the Shanghai Co-operation Organization; Realism; Constructivism; geopolitics; The Great Game; energy security; socialization; Confucianism; balance of power; Eurasia; the Shanghai Spirit; legitimacy; Tajikistan; Uzbekistan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Turkmenistan; Iran; Silk Road; geopolitics; John J. Mearsheimer; security dilemma; Xinjiang province; Sunni Muslims; Afghanistan war; 9 11 attacks; Soviet Union; human rights; defensive realism; East Turkestan; The EU Strategy for a New Partnership; China; SCO; CSTO; NATO; CIS.;

   Abstract : Central Asia has been the focal point of intense geopolitical power struggle throughout history. At the dawn of the 21st century, Central Asia has undergone major changes as the European Union and the China-led Shanghai Co-operation Organization have emerged as two normative powers, both seeking to influence the patterns of security governance in the region. READ MORE

4. 18. Migrant Workers' Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in Lebanon: Constrained Capabilities and Health Risks

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Nurangiz Khodzharova; [2012]
   Keywords : HIV AIDS; living and working conditions; migration; risky behavior; structural violence; capabilities approach; rights-based approach; cultural theory of risk; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Originally a country of emigration, Lebanon has in the recent decades become a destination country for migrant workers from Asia, Africa and other Arab states. This study explores the relationship between labor migrants’ living and working conditions in Lebanon and their vulnerability to HIV/AIDS. READ MORE

5. 19. Assessing an ASEAN Human Rights Regime - A New Dawn for Human Rights in Southeast Asia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Wictor Beyer; [2011]
   Keywords : International human rights; regional protection for human rights; regional human right regimes; ASEAN; Southeast Asia; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis is devoted to examining the recently established human rights regime within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), consisting of the ASEAN Charter, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), and the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Women and Children (ACWC). The overall purpose is study if the regime will ensure better adherence of human rights amongst Southeast Asian nations. READ MORE

6. 20. Protection of Undocumented Migrant Workers in the Establishment of ASEAN Instrument on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Arie Poluzzi; [2011]
   Keywords : migrant workers; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : ASEAN, as an intergovernmental organization in Southeast Asia, adopted ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers which contains obligation for both sending and receiving countries to provide protection and promotion the rights of migrant workers, including the undocumented migrant workers. The Declaration also mandates to establish an ASEAN legal instrument to ensure the guarantee of such protection of the rights of the migrants. READ MORE