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Closure of the ICTY: doubtful justice in the Former Yugoslavia?
(2007)In order to complete its work and as a result of pressure from the United Nations Security Council, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced a completion strategy that involved the ... -
Great project or great trap? : a critical appraisal of United Nations humanitarianism
(2007)Humanity’s long history of striving for a safer, fairer and freer world culminated in the monopolisation of the use of force and the centralised guardianship of human rights by the United Nations (UN). Nevertheless, the ... -
Playing human rights violations
(2007)Violence-containing onscreen games (also called “video”, “computer” or “digital” games) are claimed to be the cause of such events as school-shootings. In the light of attempts to create society where all actors involved ... -
Plastic surgery: right to health or luxury? : understanding the scope of the right to health
(2007)The objective of this thesis is to discuss to what extent, if at all, the right to health does and should aim to provide plastic surgery1 treatment under the scope of the right to health, referring to the situation of ... -
Towards a "multinational" citizenship : redefining citizenship in multicultural democracies starting from the local level
(2007)This study examines the need for Western European states to redefine the traditional concept of citizenship, which is nowadays challenged by migration. In particular, it shows how it is necessary to stress the inclusive ... -
A deep look into the legal meaning and practical implications of the complementary principle of the Rome Statute
(2007)The groundbreaking creation of an International Criminal Court (ICC or the Court) in the political arena was accompanied by the establishment of an innovative principle in the legal field: the principle of complementarity. ... -
Human right as a system: the concept of non-discrimination put into perspective
(2007)In this thesis I will try to establish a link between the test applied by the courts in relation to a discrimination claim and the idea of human rights as a system. It is my claim that it are the political assumptions about ... -
The stubborn pursuit of justice: extraterritorial redress for torture
(2007)This thesis examines the potential avenues for seeking redress available to a torture survivor who is outside the country where he or she was tortured and unable to access effective domestic remedies within that country. ... -
Legitimacy and effectiveness of United Nations transitional administration: the case of East Timor
(2007)Since the mid 1990’s, the United Nations has been entrusted with extensive powers in the administration of war-torn territories. These interventions entail the responsibility to transform collapsed States in well-functioning ...
