Essays about: "human rights impact assessment"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 essays containing the words human rights impact assessment.
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11. Assessing the Relevance of International Standards for the Protection of Children from Recruitment and Use as Child Soldiers, with a focus on Non-State Actors Armed Groups in Africa
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : It is frustrating for every reasonable human being to observe scenes of exploitation around the world in respect of children, because of their either naivety or vulnerability. It is unacceptable that still in the 21st century, children do not benefit from the protection, attention and love they deserve. READ MORE
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12. Human Rights for Business - Identifying Corporate Human Rights Responsibilities
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Corporate responsibilities with regard to human rights have long time been in the grey zone, but the area of human rights for businesses has been expanding rapidly. International instruments for corporate human rights responsibilities have been followed by voluntary initiatives, certification schemes, national standards and laws, and other tools and instruments. READ MORE
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13. The Impact of Rights Based Approaches to development - how can it be shown if they make a difference?
University essay from Malmö högskola/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : This study deals with how NGOs make human rights impact assessment in relation to their Rights-Based Approaches (RBAs) and discuss what a common framework for impact assessment could look like. The study deals with Oxfam, CARE and Amnesty International, and analyse how their different backgrounds and approaches influence their work with measuring impact. READ MORE
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14. How should foreign impact and commercial use of traditional design, with the intent to promote development in indigenous communities, be considered in relation to the lege de ferenda legal protection stipulated in
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The rich Mayan weaving tradition in Guatemala has survived even though the indigenous population has been subject to centuries of hardship and oppression. After conducting a field study and scrutinising the commercialisation process of the traditional designs in five different producer cooperatives of which, for the purpose of this thesis, some are characterised as weaving cooperatives and others as international projects, I found that there has been and still is a large degree of foreign influence in the structure, organisation and the commercialisation process of traditional textile crafts. READ MORE
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15. Monitoring Trans-National Corporation´s performance - The Voluntary Approach
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : We can more and more often hear in the media about multinational corporations conducting human rights abuses. This is due to the fact that this discussion, surrounding corporations and human rights, is a hot item on the agenda today. READ MORE
