Essays about: "regional human rights law"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 85 essays containing the words regional human rights law.

  1. 1. The Interplay between Sharia and Gender Equality : A Comparative Study of Women’s Rights in Divorce Regulations in Iraq and Tunisia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Saba Abdali; [2023]
    Keywords : Iraq; Tunisia; divorce; human rights; women s rights; Sharia; gender equality; Islam; Irak; Tunisien; skilsmässa; islam; sharia; jämställdhet;

    Abstract : In the Middle East and North Africa region, many family laws are based on Sharia principles, where different interpretations of Sharia result in varying implications for human rights. This study explores the impact of divorce regulations in the personal status laws of Iraq and Tunisia on women’s rights. READ MORE

  3. 2. When Hungary and Poland Spoke the Language of Securitization Perfectly

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hala Mhafal; [2023]
    Keywords : Hungary; Poland; securitization theory; refugees’ crisis; EU policies; Euroskepticism; politicians’ discourses; critical discourse analysis; topos tool; anti-refugees’ policies; EU refugees relocation scheme.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The dissertation explores the refugees and EU securitization processes pursued by Hungary and Poland during the period of refugees’ crisis. The securitization theory is used along with CDA and topos tool to analyse the politicians’ speeches and statements, the joint reports of the two countries, besides Orbán’s national consultations. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence - Harmony or Discrepancy : A parallel between international soft-law instruments and national legislation

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Kristijan Panev; [2022]
    Keywords : Human rights due diligence;

    Abstract : Human Rights Due Diligence is a key topic in the debates among human rights advocates and the business world. Its understanding varies from a standard ofexpected care to a process to manage business risks. READ MORE

  6. 5. 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