Essays about: "human rights impact assessment"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the words human rights impact assessment.

1. 6. The Right to Have Labour Rights - A Study of the Impact of Migration Law on the Enjoyment of Labour Rights of Third Country Migrant Workers in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Sonia Bastigkeit Ericstam; [2017]
   Keywords : Labour Law; Migration Law; Human Rights Law; Citizenship; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Labour law is facing a challenge in the era of globalisation. Due to new conditions in the landscape of employment relations, the legal field needs to reformulate its legitimacy in order to not risk becoming obsolete. READ MORE

3. 7. Human Rights Impact Assessment of Trade Agreements: Analysis and Critiques of Methodology

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Thu Duong; [2016]
   Keywords : human rights; trade; human rights impact assessment; trade agreement; impact assessment; human rights based approach; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The profound impacts on human rights brought about by international and regional trade agreements have increasingly been recognized by scholars in the fields of human rights and trade, as well as international organizations and civil societies. Most notably, the intersection between human rights and trade has been reaffirmed by the United Nations, evidently in the reports by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights dated back to the early 2000s. READ MORE

4. 8. The Impact of the New Reforms as Introduced within the ECHR Framework – with Focus on the Extended Application of the Principle Of Subsidiarity

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Racheal Busingye; [2013]
   Keywords : Subsidiarity; European Human Rights Law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : his paper analyses the structural principles used to apply the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms [hereafter the ECHR or Convention] 1950. It reviews some of principles and tools of application utilised by the Strasbourg court when adjudicating to discern the rationale behind the instrument. READ MORE

5. 9. The Impact of Somali Piracy on Seafarers' Rights: A Cross-Disciplinary Assessment

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Aysun Yücel; [2012]
   Keywords : seafarers; seamen; human; labour; rights; Somali; Somalia; piracy; armed robbery; maritime; violence; ships; vessels; liability; enforcement; MLC; convention; CMI; model; national; law; open; flag; registry; human rights; maritime law; criminal law; international; regional; jurisdiction; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Background: Somali piracy and armed robbery against ships remain to be one of the major global concerns today. Since 2007, over 1,500 piracy and piratical attacks were reported to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre. These figures were gradually increased over the years, along with the degree of maritime violence. READ MORE

6. 10. Socially Responsible Business in Indigenous Territory? A human-centered approach to Impact Assessments and Corporate Responsibility

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

   Author : Stephanie Rozak; [2011]
   Keywords : Knowledge; Participation; Power; Identity-based Rights; Impact Assessments; Indigenous Peoples; Resource Development; Corporate Social Responsibility; Capacity; Critical and Stakeholder Theory; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This paper takes a critical look at current methodologies used by business for assessing impacts on indigenous communities dependent upon natural resources for the maintenance of their traditional way of life. It argues that new human-centered, holistic and bottom-up approaches can contribute to a greater understanding of direct, indirect and cumulative impacts of resource development on indigenous peoples. READ MORE