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The authors of this brochure “Gender and Law: The First Teaching Experience” are pleased to share the results of their work on the development, implementation and teaching methods of courses on gender and law. We hope that the brochure … Continue reading » “Гендер и право: первый опыт разработки и преподавания”
Continue readingCities are well-positioned to realize both sustainable development goals and human rights. Policy implementation, delivery of public services, and the reproduction of inclusive societies take place in cities, where 80 per cent of global GDP is generated (SDSN 2016:11). Cities … Continue reading » “Human Rights Cities and the SDGs”
Continue reading“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”
Continue readingCities increasingly base their local policies on human rights. Human rights cities promise to forge new alliances between urban actors and international organizations, to enable the ‘translation’ of the abstract language of human rights to the local level, and to … Continue reading » “Global Urban Justice: The Rise of Human Rights Cities”
Continue readingSwedish municipalities have initiated more than 80 evictions of vulnerable EU citizens, mostly Roma, from informal settlements on the grounds of poor sanitation since 2013, according to a new report from the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian … Continue reading » “Inconvenient Human Rights: Access to Water and Sanitation in Sweden’s Informal Roma Settlements”
Continue readingBud på hvordan man løser flygtningekrisen inddelt i 3 hoveddele: Udfordring, status og alternativ. Samlet går budet ud på at landene i Europa og resten af verden, skal stoppe med at se flygtninge som et nationalt problem, men som en … Continue reading » “Hvordan løser vi flygtningekrisen?”
Continue readingIn the absence of a fundamental right to a basic level of drinking water and sanitation in the United States, this article examines the ways in which federal and local civil rights laws provide an alternative legal infrastructure to ensure … Continue reading » “Let Justice Roll Down: A Case Study of the Legal Infrastructure for Water Equality and Affordability”
Continue readingThe article focuses on the effects of human rights on the the social, economic and cultural rights in United States. Topics include the documentation of International Bill of Human rights which led to the formation of International Covenant on Civil … Continue reading » “Bringing It Home: Human Rights Treaties and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the United States”
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