Essays about: "promotion and protection of human rights"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 29 essays containing the words promotion and protection of human rights.
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16. Punching Below its Weight? The European Union @ the United Nations General Assembly
University essay from Lunds universitet/EuropastudierAbstract : The thesis explores and analyses the behaviour of the European Union vis-à-vis the promotion and protection of human rights within the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). It furthermore examines whether the theory of ‘normative power Europe’ is an appropriate theory in characterizing the external action of the EU at the UNGA. READ MORE
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17. Assessing an ASEAN Human Rights Regime - A New Dawn for Human Rights in Southeast Asia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis is devoted to examining the recently established human rights regime within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), consisting of the ASEAN Charter, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), and the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Women and Children (ACWC). The overall purpose is study if the regime will ensure better adherence of human rights amongst Southeast Asian nations. READ MORE
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18. NHRIs and the Challenges of Independence in a Kenyan Context
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The concept of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) with a mandate to protect and promote human rights have been addressed by the UN for more than half a century, and such institutions have been established in several countries around the world for the last two decades. The establishment of a national human rights institution is however not equal to the commitment of human rights, and in some countries it has been used as a mean to deflect international criticism of human rights abuses. READ MORE
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19. Protection of Undocumented Migrant Workers in the Establishment of ASEAN Instrument on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : ASEAN, as an intergovernmental organization in Southeast Asia, adopted ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers which contains obligation for both sending and receiving countries to provide protection and promotion the rights of migrant workers, including the undocumented migrant workers. The Declaration also mandates to establish an ASEAN legal instrument to ensure the guarantee of such protection of the rights of the migrants. READ MORE
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20. The balance between the right to reindeer herding and other interests of land use in Sápmi - A labour- and human rights perspective on the situation of the Swedish Sami
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : In this thesis, the question of how to balance the right to reindeer herding against competing interests of land use in Sápmi in accordance with the indigenous rights of the Sami, will be examined. In order to answer this question other questions needs to be answered – What is the right to reindeer herding? Who is the holder of the right? Where can the right be exercised and finally, how can the right be restricted? The aim of the thesis is to bring clarity to these legal issues from a human rights and labour rights perspective. READ MORE
