Essays about: "regional human right regimes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words regional human right regimes.

1. 1. Of course, but maybe: the absolute prohibition of refoulement and threats to national security and public safety : Legal and practical effects of undesirable but unreturnable refugees

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Hanna Aftonfalk; [2022]
   Keywords : International law; refugee law; human rights law; non-refoulement; refugee protection; exclusion; torture or ill-treatment; national security and public safety;

   Abstract : States are routinely confronted with conflicting duties of maintaining full respect for human rights, on the one hand, and protecting national security and public safety, on the other. This is not least noticeable when States’ sovereignty and the right to control who enters and leaves their territories clash with the obligation to afford protection to refugees fleeing persecution. READ MORE

3. 2. Defending the Defenders: International Protection for Local Human Rights Defenders in the Global South

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

   Author : Timothy Lincoln Reeves Jr; [2022]
   Keywords : Human Rights Defenders Global South International Regional Human Rights Systems Attacks violations Protection; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Local human rights defenders play a significant role in the realization and enjoyment of human rights. Working alone or in association with others, they peacefully advocate for and promote fundamental freedoms and human rights for themselves and for their fellow citizens. READ MORE

4. 3. A paradigm shift from voluntary to court-ordered climate change mitigation? The potentials and challenges of a human rights-based approach

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

   Author : Kimberly de Bruijn; [2020]
   Keywords : international human rights law; public international law; climate change; climate change mitigation; public interest litigation; actio popularis; human rights approach; united nations framework convention on climate change; paris agreement; rule of law; democracy; right to life; right to respect for private and family life; european convention on human rights; african charter on human and peoples rights; american convention on human rights; right to a healthy environment; environmental law; united nations; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The central theme of this thesis is anthropogenic climate change; governments' inability to create an effective, inclusive response mechanism that manages to mitigate anthropogenic emissions; and advocates efforts to coerce States to act by invoking State responsibility in adjudicatory dispute settlement processes. States' failure to act in accordance with scientific risk assessments and to mitigate polluting activities has led underrepresented groups to increasingly lose trust in their respective executive and legislative branches, and, by means of protest, these advocates are now turning to court. READ MORE

5. 4. 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. 5. Assessing an ASEAN Human Rights Regime - A New Dawn for Human Rights in Southeast Asia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Wictor Beyer; [2011]
   Keywords : International human rights; regional protection for human rights; regional human right regimes; ASEAN; Southeast Asia; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : 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