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Human rights violations in the ChevronTexaco case, Ecuador: Cultural genocide?
(Global Campus, 2017-12)
This article discusses the Chevron contamination case in Ecuador with the aim of illustrating the scope of the human rights violations suffered by the affected indigenous communities. The contribution is inserted into a ...
Selected regional developments in human rights and democratisation during 2016: Referendums on the rise in Europe: Powerful tool of the populists or a step towards increased citizen participation in EU politics?
(Global Campus, 2017-12)
This article provides an overview of different types of national referendums held in 2016 in European Union member states ranging from The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Hungary and Italy, and discusses key political and ...
Challenges to the EU in 2017: Brexit implementation, populism, and the renewed attempt at advancing the social dimension of the European integration project
(Global Campus, 2018-10)
Over the last decade, the European Union has faced a number of
challenges, several of which have also dominated the regional political climate
during 2017. For the first time in history, one of its member states is leaving ...
The European Union diaspora dilemma: to dodge or to dive in
(Global Campus, 2019)
The European Union member states have long been confronted with
the phenomenon of diaspora resulting from both emigration and immigration.
For centuries European communities have settled outside of the EU, almost
creating ...
Are smart walls smart solutions? The impact of technologically-charged borders on human rights in Europe
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)
This article reviews new technologies on the external border of the
European Union, and the human rights ramifications of these developments. It
utilises a multi-disciplinary approach, writing on the emerging ...
Selected developments in human rights and democracy in 2018: Migration and asylum in Europe
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)
2018 marks a milestone year with respect to the socio-legal and
political aspects surrounding the issue of migration due to the adoption of the
two Global Compacts (the Global Compact on Refugees and the Global
Compact ...
Child protection and EU cooperation between Eastern Partnership countries during 2018, with a focus on Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)
This is a brief overview of progress and challenges in three Eastern
Partnership (EaP) countries during 2018. The first part of the article analyses
the commitments and obligations of three EaP countries under the ...
Democracy and human rights developments in Southeast Europe during 2018
(2019)
This article provides an overview of the developments in democracy
and human rights during 2018 in the countries of Southeast Europe, focusing on
nine countries. Different reports have revealed that the Southeastern ...
European populism in the European Union: Results and human rights impacts of the 2019 parliamentary elections
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)
Populism is a problem neither unique nor new to Europe. However,
a number of crises within the European Union, such as the ongoing Brexit crisis,
the migration crisis, the climate crisis and the rise of illiberal regimes ...