Essays about: "human rights infringements"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words human rights infringements.

  1. 1. Lost in the Metaverse - Navigating Privacy Challenges in the Jurisdiction of Virtual Worlds

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Adeline Fredriksson; [2023-08-11]
    Keywords : Metaverse; Human rights; Privacy; Jurisdiction;

    Abstract : The Metaverse consists of a set of emerging technologies that could be as disruptive as the internet, enabling seamless integration of our digital and physical lives. While offering a wide array of exciting application areas, the technologies also allow for intrusions on our privacy at a higher level than has ever been possible. READ MORE

  2. 2. Between Self-Determination, Consistency and Rights Protection: Process-Based Review in Expulsion Cases under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights

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

    Author : Jakob Martna; [2023]
    Keywords : European Court of Human Rights; European Convention on Human Rights; Article 8 Right to respect for private and family life ; Process-based review; Political self-determination; Protection of rights; Consistent application; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the practice of the European Court of Human Rights to decide expulsion cases implicating migrants with criminal record under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights by use of process-based review. It departs from the premise that such expulsions do not violate absolute rights but constitute interferences with a qualified right, which allows for infringements necessary in a democratic society. READ MORE

  3. 3. AI-based Automated Decision Making: An investigative study on how it impacts the rule of law and the case for regulatory safeguards

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Sean Stevens; [2022]
    Keywords : Artificial intelligence; automating governance; automated decision making; rule of law; transparency; accountability; profiling; predictive policing; surveillance capitalism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The development and expansion of artificial intelligence have significant potential to benefit humanity; however, the risks posed by AI-related tools have also become a growing concern over the past decade. From the standpoint of human rights violations AI-related bias, discriminatory practices, data protection practices and violations or potential infringements on fundamental rights are some of the core concerns revolving around this evolving technology. READ MORE

  4. 4. From Victory to Defeat? How Human Rights Infringements in Foreign Policy During the War on Terror Contributed to the Decline of Democracy in the US

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Marco Bouwmans; [2020]
    Keywords : decline of democracy; foreign policy; human rights infringements; War on Terror; equality; historical institutionalism;

    Abstract : As democracy globally declines according to the indices that measure the level of democracy around the world, existing literature lines up a wide spectrum of explanations for this decline. However, the impact of foreign policy on the domestic democratic system is widely overlooked. READ MORE

  5. 5. Climate Justice and the Paris Agreement : Dimensions of Climate Justice in the Nationally Determined Contributions

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Rosalind Göthberg; [2020]
    Keywords : climate justice; international justice; intergenerational justice; intra-societal justice; climate change; climate debate; climate policy; Paris Agreement; Nationally Determined Contributions; UNFCCC; sustainable development;

    Abstract : Climate change is a critical threat to all the countries of the world today, not least because of the severe human rights infringements it may well lead to. However, although climate change is a collective, global challenge, there are considerable inequalities regarding contribution to cause and burden of the effects. READ MORE