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  1. 1. Back to Basics: How Trump’s Zero Tolerance Policy evidenced the Inefficiency of the Human Rights Framework, and the Urgency to re-center Human Dignity

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

    Author : Nuvola Galliani; [2021]
    Keywords : Immigration Migrants Human Rights Rights of the Child International Human Rights Framework Critical Legal Theory Asylum Family Separation US law Migration law Zero Tolerance Policy Donald Trump Immigration Detention Deterrence Human Dignity Humanity Mainstreaming; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In 2018, images of migrant children held in cages and sleeping on concrete floors while being held in immigration detention in the United States shocked the world. Within the framework of the zero tolerance policy on immigration mandated by President Trump, thousands of families have been separated at the border. READ MORE

  3. 2. Free Trade Agreements and Gender (In)Equality: The Possible Gendered Consequences of the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Elin Nilsson; [2020-08-07]
    Keywords : Free Trade Agreements; Sustainability Impact Assessments; Mercosur; European Union; Gender Equality; Gender Mainstreaming; Intersectionality;

    Abstract : The newly negotiated Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur has provoked both political and public controversy. Gender equality is one of the core values of the EU, and a prerequisite for a sustainable development. READ MORE

  4. 3. Women or victims?: An analysis of National Action Plans in response to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Lisa Malmborg; [2016-02-01]
    Keywords : Human rights; Women’s rights; Gender; National Action Plans; SCR 1325; Human Security; Korea; Iraq; Nigeria; Macedonia; Kyrgyzstan;

    Abstract : Conflict affects and engages men and women in different ways. United Nations Security Council’s Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security draws attention to the disproportionate impact on women during and after conflict. The resolution, adopted in 2000, calls for equal participation and full involvement. READ MORE

  5. 4. International Human Rights Law and Disarmament: Intersections and Possibilities for Mainstreaming

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Josje De Bruijn; [2015]
    Keywords : Law and Political Science;

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  6. 5. Tackling Violence Against Women through Human Rights Law-Inspired Approaches (With Observations from the Philippines).

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Azaliah Mapombere; [2015]
    Keywords : violence against women; criminal justice system; victim stereotyping; holism holistic; the Philippines; universal; tailor-making human rights; mainstreaming human rights.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Violence against women (“VAW”) is a global matter; and human rights law-inspired approaches, also universal in nature (it is argued), can be the missing link in tackling a global problem. In underlining the universal applicability of human rights standards, principles and norms; it is suggested that drawing inspiration from human rights-based approaches would contribute to implementation of holistic and wholesome methods through which victims of VAW can be better served and VAW in its entirety can be tackled, even preventatively. READ MORE