Essays about: "international law and religious"

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1. 16. Protection of Individual Minority Rights in the UN Global Sustainable Development Goals

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Annastiina Ali-Lekkala; [2015]
   Keywords : International Human Rights Law; Minority Rights; MDGs; SDGs; Human Rights-Based Approach to Development; HRBAD; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Minorities falling under the Article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil, Cultural and Political rights, that is, individuals belonging to national, ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities possess characteristics that form part of their identity and differ from the characteristics possessed by the majority population of the state. Because of these particularities, minorities can be often considered to be directly or indirectly discriminated against and to stand in unequal position in relation to majority groups in what comes to a distribution of benefits in the society. READ MORE

3. 17. Why Arab-Muslim Women in War Matters: A Case Study Analysis of Women in the United Arab Emirates' Armed Forces

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Natalie Marie-Louise Nolte; [2015]
   Keywords : women in the military; the United Arab Emirates; Islam and women; Emiratization; Neo-Orientalism; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Knowledge about women’s participation in combat roles, yet alone in national armed forces in the Arab countries is very limited. Although more women are acquiring access to combat roles worldwide, most scholarly investigations have focused on servicewomen in the West. READ MORE

4. 18. The Nomadic Peace: A Constructivist Analysis of the Somaliland Peace Process

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Amal Högblom; [2014]
   Keywords : Somaliland; Constructivism; Peace Process; SNM; Ideational forces; Social change; Elders; Clans; Guurti; Xeer; Somalia; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This qualitative case study utilizes constructivist theory to better understand the success of the Somaliland peace process, which took place in the early 1990’s. The thesis argues that underlying forces, such as social change, social norms, values, beliefs and traditions have been vital in strengthening and legitimizing the peace process. READ MORE

5. 19. Regional Autonomy and Respect for Human Rights – Indonesia’s Obligation to Ensure that Women are not Discriminated in Local Regulations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Cecilia Sandqvist; [2014]
   Keywords : International Human Rights Law; Discrimination against Women; CEDAW; Indonesia; Regional Autonomy; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Indonesia has ratified the crucial international human rights treaties obligating states to eliminate discrimination against women – the CEDAW, the ICCPR and the ICESCR. Yet discrimination against women exists in Indonesia, especially fuelled by local regulations able to arise due to the country’s strong regional autonomy. READ MORE

6. 20. The Protection of children : the right to family right and how they can conflict.

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

   Author : Cimona Sandin; [2013]
   Keywords : Right to family life; Children s rights; Convention on the Rights of the Child; European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; European Court on Human Rights;

   Abstract : Abstract This paper examines the right to family life and how it can conflict with the child’s right to protection against harm. The paper examines how the international community views the family and what rights the family has in international law. READ MORE