“Fifty Years of Success” could be the headline for the celebration of the anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in 1966. … Continue reading » “From International Law to Local Communities : The Role of the United Nations in the Realization of Human Rights”
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Human rights are to become interdisciplinary
A new interdisciplinary research environment for human rights will soon be launched in Lund. “Interdisciplinarity and innovative thinking are required if our work on human rights is to remain relevant to society”, writes Morten Kjaerum, director of the Raoul Wallenberg … Continue reading » “Human rights are to become interdisciplinary”
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Introduction: Tracing the Roles of Soft Law in Human Rights
This introduction to the volume starts with some reflections on the (im)possibility and politics related to clearly defining soft law in the field of human rights. It proceeds with looking into academic literature on the role of soft law in … Continue reading » “Introduction: Tracing the Roles of Soft Law in Human Rights”
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Judicial Interpretation and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights to Lands, Participation and Consultation. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Approach
This article proposes a critical legal analysis of the jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights regarding indigenous peoples’ rights to lands, participation, and consultation. It focuses on the role that cultural diversity as a legal standard has played … Continue reading » “Judicial Interpretation and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights to Lands, Participation and Consultation. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Approach”
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Exploitation of Natural Resources and Protection of Indigenous Peoples’ Communal Property over Traditional Lands and Territories : A summary of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ safeguards
This summary critically analyses the legal regime that protects the ancestral lands and natural resources traditionally used, the so-called traditional communal property, of indigenous and tribal peoples in the Americas. It also analyses the legal regime’s connection with indigenous and … Continue reading » “Exploitation of Natural Resources and Protection of Indigenous Peoples’ Communal Property over Traditional Lands and Territories : A summary of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ safeguards”
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Human Rights in an Age of International Cooperation
Assessing surveillance technologies
A nuanced approach for determining security benefits against financial costs, moral hazards and impact on fundamental rights.… Continue reading » “Assessing surveillance technologies”
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Russian – Developing a Human Rights Library
Developing a Human Rights Library
This 130-page resource covers a vast amount of material, from an introduction to basic human rights and the role the human rights library can play to more detailed chapters on how to search for human rights material, acquire … Continue reading » “Developing a Human Rights Library”
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