Global Campus Open Knowledge Repository: Recent submissions
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"Terrorist children" on trial : international juvenile justice standards and terrorism proceedings against children
(2010)This thesis focuses on the impact of anti-terrorism legislation on children from the perspective of the proceedings against children accused of terrorism-related offences. Although the legal framework of counterterrorism ... -
Disregarding human rights for a veiled threat? : facing the ban on full veils in France
(2010)The emergent debate in Europe around the wearing of full veils by Muslim women illustrates a social malaise within some European societies towards the growing visibility and influence of Islam. Full veils are indeed ... -
Our progressive nature: the environment & the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications
(2010)The right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications seeks to ensure equitable distribution of the knowledge and tools that impel social advancement. Reflecting on the condition of our Earth and the ... -
The export of hazardous industries : protecting human rights from environmental harm through home states extraterritorial obligations
(2010)The export of hazardous industries constitutes a phenomenon whereby different environmental and safety standards at the national level and a lack of harmonization at the international level have created a permissive setting ... -
The internal development and external factor : consideration for the development of democracy in a Western Balkan country as Albania
(2010)The literature over democracy has shift more and more towards studying the type of democracy developed in the post-communist countries. Some of these countries like the Western Balkan ones still have not a full fledge ... -
Characterising migrations in Latin America: analysis and media coverage proposals of the Argentine case
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)The objective of this policy brief is to provide guidelines and tools for self-regulation of journalism in Argentina, based on pluralism and differences in reporting and media coverage of migration, as main principles. Latin ... -
Learning from women’s movements to develop intersectional policy-making and inclusive policies: the Belgian women’s strike
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)This policy brief aims to explore ways to operationalise the concept of intersectionality in policy- making in Europe. It takes into consideration the lessons brought by women’s movements in the world, and in particular ... -
Women human rights defenders in a new social and political reality of Armenia: active in the margins, unprotected in the core
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)Women human rights defenders stand up for women’s rights and gender equality, they see and believe in the importance of being vocal for those women and girls around the world that are somehow deprived from the opportunity ... -
Common environment, differentiated duties? European Union, China and Kyotos mechanisms towards an equitable distribution of ecological space
(2010)This study examines the principles relying on global warming and climate change policy. Through an analysis of a wide-ranging set of governmental, legal, historical, and academic research documents, this piece of work ... -
Sri Lanka’s urban-centred development trajectory: implications for rights-based development policy
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)Sri Lanka’s urban development policies and strategies outline an urban transformation that would generate economic opportunities and dividends for Sri Lanka’s overall national economy. The paper attempts to uncover the ... -
Food security in Yemen: how to secure food conditions of pregnant and lactating women
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)The armed conflict in Yemen has brought about the largest humanitarian crisis in recent times and has resulted in millions of civilians affected. Millions of people live under levels of food insecurity and amongst the ... -
Promoting access to justice in Africa: key points for advocacy on the Southern African Development Community Tribunal
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)This policy paper provides insights to strengthen advocacy for the restoration of the Southern African Development Community Tribunal (SADC Tribunal) in its original form. The focus on the SADC Tribunal is as a result of ... -
Conquering the right to assembly of LGBTI people in Bosnia and Herzegovina: towards the first pride parade
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)Up until now, it has been challenging to speak about any standard policy practices when it comes to the freedom of assembly of lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/intersex (LGBTI) people in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Ahead ... -
Access to justice in Poland and length of proceedings as the main obstacle to access to justice in Poland
(2010)The right to access to justice is one of the fundamental human rights and can be found in most important human rights treaties. Like with almost every human right, there are a number of problems which create a gap between ... -
Operationalising indigenous peoples water rights : integrating their specific rights in the implementation of the right to water
(2010)Indigenous peoples have a special relationship with their traditional territories and the natural resources pertaining to them, obviously including water. On view that their very existence as peoples depends on their ... -
Women and HIV/AIDS in prison: a human rights approach : the Angola context
(2010)Prisoners do not (should not) lose their rights while they are deprived of their liberty under the custody of the State besides the lawful limitations inherent to incarceration. They must be considered by the State as part ... -
That inevitable suffering? : framing women and torture behind bars
(2010)Women in detention have been receiving increased attention from international, regional and national human rights organisations. Despite increased attention, the number of women in detention continues to grow, necessitating ... -
The making of human rights polities: contentious governance and the uneven implementation of human rights. The case of irregular migrants’ unequal access to healthcare in Spain after Royal Decree Law 16/2012
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2018)The emergence of ‘new nationalism’ undermines the principle of universality and threatens the realisation of human rights of irregular migrants. Within this context, and that of an economic crisis, Royal Decree-Law ... -
Is offshoring the solution? The EU and the extraterritorial processing of asylum claims
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2018)This thesis explores the topic of the extra territorialisation of processing of asylum claims by the European Union (EU) and its member states (MS). In particular, it focuses on the compatibility of the creation of ... -
Images and human rights: towards sovereignty or subversion
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2018)The aim of this thesis is to investigate the impact of images upon the human rights movement. It will examine the potential of images to advance and repress human rights by drawing out trends in the ways images are ...
