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Intimate partner violence and mental health: A pervasive, still invisible intersection
(2021)Intimate partner violence is both a human rights and a public health concern. Despite the existing awareness of this reality, intimate partner violence numbers are still alarming all over the world. Moreover, domestic ... -
Linguistic human rights and the right to mother tongue education: the overlooked components of the human rights regime. Focus on the Arabic-speaking minority in France and the controversial topics of the instruction of Arabic within the French system of education and in Islamic religious institutions
(2021)The aim of this thesis is to bring enhanced awareness on the importance of the right to language and the need for it to be better recognised and protected. The specific focus of the text is on immigrant linguistic ... -
Conflict-related sexual violence: social norms as a prevention mechanism
(2021)Sexual violence in wartime is a barbaric behaviour that affects everyone around the world. Despite sexual violence in wartime has gained more international attention over the last years, there is still a need to learn about ... -
Polygamy as a cross-cultural dispute in Europe : the extent to which polygamy can be given effect in European legislations
(2021)Polygamy, a system where one marries multiple spouses, is a concept that is known in certain non-European countries. However, due to migration flows, polygamous cases came to Europe, obliging judges to deal with a matter ... -
Education for all? The right to education in Greek refugee camps. A case study
(2021)In the last years, due to ongoing and new conflicts, the European Union (EU) and its member states have seen increasing numbers of refugees seeking for refuge and security. Since 2015, more than 100 thousand people, 60% ... -
Testing democratic standards in Russia: the case of freedom of expression during Putin’s era. A comparative analysis of national and international laws regulating freedom of expression in Russia and their application in the context of media
(2021)The master’s thesis explores the essential meaning of freedom of expression in the context of contemporary constitutional democracy and how this concept has been incorporated into Russian constitutional law. The thesis ... -
Idir Eatarthu is Achrann : the framing of women's agency in Northern Ireland's counterterrorism legislative discourse during the Troubles (1968-1998)
(2021)Homer’s pithy phrase that war is comprised of “men killing and man being killed” (as cited by Ní Aoláin, 2013, p.1086) aptly illustrates the historically dominant discourse surrounding armed conflict and political violence. ... -
Gender identity on the workplace : a critical analysis of trans workers’ legal condition in Italy in light of the international and European standards
(2021)Trans persons, and the LGBTQIA+ community in general, experience a remarkably high rate of discrimination in Italy. With particular regard to the employment context, because of the still strong existent stereotypes and ... -
A gender based approach to the right to food
(2021)The right to food is widely recognized in International Human Rights Law and it is considered one the main parameters for “an adequate standard of living”. Despite this, women correspond to 70% of the world’s hungry, ... -
Human rights-based approach to sex-trafficking of women and girls: the analysis of prostitution policies in Italy, Sweden, and the Netherlands
(2021)Sex-trafficking is an extremely complex crime that entails issues under criminal law, migration law, and human rights law. Further, it has a gendered nature and it is grounded in structural inequalities, hence the main ... -
Piercing the corporate veil? The future of transnational civil claims for business-related human rights abuses under the upcoming European Union due diligence directive
(2021)Victims of human rights violations inflicted by European transnational corporations (TNCs) face near-insurmountable obstacles to seek justice. Often confronted with a lack of legal recourse in their home country where ... -
Neocolonialism: the relationship between Portugal and Angola. Theoretical analysis on the post-1975 consequences of the Portuguese colonial domination
(2021)Portugal dominated the political, economic, socio-cultural, and linguistic realms of Angola for nearly five centuries as its coloniser. After the fall of the Portuguese dictatorship, and a thirteen year-long independence ... -
From Myanmar to The Hague : a feminist perspective on the search for gender justice by Rohingya women before the International Criminal Court
(2021)Sexual and gender-based violence during conflict remains a widespread issue, with women and girls being particularly vulnerable. Since its establishment, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has prioritized the prosecution ... -
Love is human : queer activists in Kenya, Lebanon and Singapore fighting for freedom of expression and decriminalization of same-sex relationships
(2021)Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right deemed essential in free and democratic societies. Yet, free speech is regularly curtailed by states, including by limiting expression on certain topics, such as sexual ... -
Enlightenment comes when ideas collide : about the freedom of expression of teachers in primary schools and the impact on pupils’ ability to think critically
(2021)Research has shown that enhancing critical thinking skills is important in the prevention of radicalisation. Recently this objective is implemented in all curricula in Flanders, although it does not say how this should ... -
The path to intersectional peacebuilding: an ontology of oppression. ASEAN and Myanmar
(2021)Peacebuilding emerged in the 1990s as an institutional response to global human rights challenges. It coincidentally materialized after the rapid decolonization in the latter half of the 20th century. The peacebuilding ... -
Unprotected and in limbo: legal and economic vulnerabilities of Tajik labor migrants and Russia’s protection of rights of migrant workers during COVID-19 pandemic
(2021)This research contributes to the growing body of literature on the outcomes of covering recent trends of Tajik labor migration, violation of labor rights before the Covid-19 and impact on vulnerability of migrants during ... -
How to stop the unstoppable? United States arms trade to Saudi Arabia & the impacts on the conflict in Yemen
(2021)The ravages of war have ripped apart Yemen, and the United States has been heavily influential to the destruction. While there are multiple parties to this non-international armed conflict which started in 2015, the party ... -
Digital crossings along the Mediterranean routes : empowerments and constraints of digital technologies in migrants mobility
(2021)The intersection between digital transformation and migratory dynamics has fundamentally reshaped the way irregular crossings along the Mediterranean Sea are undertaken, monitored and accomplished. Migrants and civil society ... -
Handle with care : how to improve access to healthcare for deaf people in a pandemic
(2021)The Deaf community faces many barriers in the access to healthcare and is underrepresented both in politics and research. Although the legislations in European countries such as Austria, Switzerland and Germany provide the ...
