Developed states have what might charitably be called a schizophrenic attitude towards international refugee law. Determined to remain formally engaged with refugee law and yet unwavering in their commitment to avoid assuming their fair share of practical responsibilities under that … Continue reading » “Non-refoulement in a World of Cooperative Deterrence”
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Extraterritorial Migration Control and the Reach of Human Rights
On 24 May 1992 President George Bush ordered the United States (US) Coast Guard to stop all persons fleeing Haiti following the overthrow of Jean-Baptiste Aristide the year before. In the following years more than 65,000 persons were interdicted on … Continue reading » “Extraterritorial Migration Control and the Reach of Human Rights”
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Corporate and State Responsibilities in Conflict-Affected Areas
Some of the emblematic cases of corporate-related infringements of human rights have appeared in unstable and violence-ridden zones, including armed conflict and other contexts with lower levels of conflict, internal disturbances, widespread violence and latent tensions. Businesses have been involved … Continue reading » “Corporate and State Responsibilities in Conflict-Affected Areas”
Continue readingResponsibility to Respect: Why the Core Company Should Act When Affiliates Infringe Human Rights
This chapter discusses the treatment that Professor Ruggie’s Guiding Principles offer for the responsibility to respect human rights (RtR) as applied to core companies whose affiliates’ operations infringe human rights. The issue is about a core company’s responsibility to act … Continue reading » “Responsibility to Respect: Why the Core Company Should Act When Affiliates Infringe Human Rights”
Continue readingFrom charity to institutional development: Reflections on Newmont’s CSR strategies and conflict-avoidance in Ghana
In 2003 Newmont has signed an investment agreement with the government of Ghana that resulted in the inauguration in 2006 of the large, gold-producing project at Ahafo. The challenge for Newmont has been to resolve the initial conflict resulting from … Continue reading » “From charity to institutional development: Reflections on Newmont’s CSR strategies and conflict-avoidance in Ghana”
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Has humanitarian intervention become part of international law under the R2P doctrine?
Collective action-problemet och komplexa fredsoperationer – kollektiv säkerhet med förhinder
Järnridåns fall i Europa 1989 markerade början till slutet på det Kalla kriget och den bipolära världsordningen som genom sin politisk-militära struktur handlingsförlamat FN:s säkerhetsråds operativa förmåga. Enigheten inom FN ökade, vilket i sin tur skapade förväntningar om en kollektiv … Continue reading » “Collective action-problemet och komplexa fredsoperationer – kollektiv säkerhet med förhinder”
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