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When the battle continues : the (lack of) protection of LGBT asylum-seekers in the EU asylum system
(2016)
This thesis gives an overview of the multi-fronted battle LGBT* asylum-seekers must often fight to receive protection from discrimination and violence. As an introduction, it discusses the kinds of homo- and transphobic ...
European double taxation conventions and human rights in a globalized world
(2016)
The ECHR is an international convention designed to protect taxpayers, in much the same way as a double taxation convention. A good example of the overlap is the non-discrimination provisions found in both double taxation ...
Security through discrimination? : addressing the risk of discriminatory ethnic profiling in Europe's fight against irregular migration
(2015)
The over-policing of minority groups in the scope of migration control is often downplayed as inevitable side effect of necessary law enforcement, rather than addressing it as a problem of racial discrimination. As such ...
The protection of whistleblowers in Europe : theory and practice from the perspective of international law
(2014)
The role played by whistleblowers in society is bigger and more influential than ever before. Whistleblowers represent a necessary means for society to receive information on matters of public interest. It is therefore ...
Should voting prisoners make you sick? : developing the legal through the theoretical to find the cure for Europe’s ailing right to vote
(2014)
In November 2010, United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron defiantly declared himself “physically ill” at the thought of convicted prisoners being given the vote. Five years previously, in 2005, the U.K’s blanket ban ...
Challenges for the justiciability of economic, social and cultural rights: a critical appraisal of Inter-American and European human rights protection systems
(2014)
The main objective of this study is to analyse the challenges for the justiciability of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) under the European and Inter-American human rights protection systems. The legal frameworks ...
Discrimination of the Roma minority in a multicultural Europe
(2014)
The European Union (EU) today represents a mixture of cultures and a model of democracy. The democracy model of the EU promotes and encourages equal opportunities, the principle of equality, respect of ...
Reproductive tourism in Europe: legal and ethical issues : the cases of Sweden and Greece
(2014)
Reproductive tourism refers to the travelling of citizens from their country of residence to another country in order to receive fertility treatment through assisted reproductive technology (ART)1. In Europe, the reasons ...
"As long as we are visible" : refugees, rights and political community
(2016)
In the year of 2015, due mainly to unrest in the Middle East, more refugees arrived in Europe than ever before. They have been met with national and EU policies that emphasise border control and deterrence rather than ...
Sovereignty, borders and refugees : the crisis of democracy and human rights in Europe
(2016)
The thesis examines the current political situation of refugees at the European border, arguing that the refugee is herself to be understood as a consequence of the border control practices that are put in place in order ...