Essays about: "substantive equality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words substantive equality.

  1. 1. T HE GENDER EQUALITY CHARADE A Critical Perspective on the Adoption and Implementation of 40/60 Gender Quota in Malawi

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Tawonga Tiwonerepo Nyirongo; [2022-11-02]
    Keywords : Gender Quota; Gender Equality Policy; Donor Aid;

    Abstract : While gender quotas have been widely adopted by countries around the world as an affirmative action to enhance women’s participation and representation in politics and other public spheres, the impact of the phenomenon continue to vary across national borders. Notably, substantive research suggests that gender quotas promote representational equality and improve women's participation in politics and other spheres of public life. READ MORE

  3. 2. Artificial Intelligence and Gender Equality: A Study on Legal Scholars’ Understanding of Gender Discrimination and Suggested Solutions

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

    Author : Elsa Alkan Olsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Artificial Intelligence; Gender-based discrimination; Human Rights; CEDAW; Substantive Equality; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The thesis aims to identify the dominant narrative within the legal research field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and discuss the merit of the prevalent solutions offered by scholars in relation to substantive gender equality. The thesis finds the solutions from a systematic legal literature review covering AI and gender. READ MORE

  4. 3. Poverty-Related Discrimination in the European Court of Human Rights or the ‘Art of Ignoring the Poor’ – Analysing the ECtHR’s Non-Discrimination Jurisprudence Based on Sen’s Capability Approach and Fredman’s Four-Dimensional Concept of Substantive Equality

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

    Author : Lisa Goma; [2022]
    Keywords : Poverty-Related Discrimination; European Court of Human Rights; Article 14 ECHR; Sen s Capability Approach; Fredman s Four-Dimensional Concept of Substantive Equality; Substantive Equality; Intersectionality; Non-Discrimination; Socioeconomic Precarity; Status groups; Poverty; Vulnerable groups; European Convention on Human Rights; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Poverty and non-discrimination law have traditionally evolved on two parallel tracks. The former has primarily been dealt with in socioeconomic terms, while the latter mainly focused on civil and political rights. READ MORE

  5. 4. Substantively Close, Legislatively Afar: Disparities between Citizens and Permanent Residents in Georgia

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

    Author : Nika Arevadze; [2020]
    Keywords : equality; discrimination on the ground of nationality; non-citizens; permanent residents; International Human Rights; European Convention on Human Rights; Georgia; exclusionary legislation.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the legal position of permanent residents as compared to that of citizens in the case study of Georgia. With this aim, the thesis first examines the general legal system of the case study and delves into its sphere-specific regulations, which restrict access to different areas of life to permanent residents. READ MORE

  6. 5. Women’s Participation in Peace Negotiations and the Inclusion of Gender Provisions

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Isolde Tengbjer Jobarteh; [2019]
    Keywords : Peace negotiation; peace agreement; UN; Security Council Resolution 1325; gender equality; women’s participation; representation; female signatories; gender provisions; intra-state conflict;

    Abstract : Are peace agreements more likely to include gender provisions if women participate in the peace negotiations? The international community, national governments and civil societies around the world have assumed that women’s inclusion in peace negotiations result in higher quality peace agreements, where women’s interests are better taken into consideration. To date, there is a lack of empirical underpinning of the assumption. READ MORE