The European Human Rights Culture – A Paradox of Human Rights Protection in Europe? analyses the political term “European Human Rights Culture”, a term first introduced by EU Commission President Barroso. Located in the fields of comparative law and European … Continue reading » “The European Human Rights Culture – A Paradox of Human Rights Protection in Europe?”
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War and the Environment
The chapters in this volume have their origins in papers presented at a Workshop held at Lund University in Sweden. The Workshop gathered together experts from Europe, the United States and Australia, including leading academics as well as representatives from … Continue reading » “War and the Environment”
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Human Rights and Law Enforcement at Sea
Law enforcement at sea has become an increasingly important tool for combating transnational crime. Such law enforcement operations are commonly directed by multinational missions composed of military rather than police forces, and are often carried out in maritime areas not … Continue reading » “Human Rights and Law Enforcement at Sea”
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Creative legal thinking and dynamic interpretation of refugee law : Yale Law School symposium on Sale’s legacies
“Respect” Human Rights : Concept and Convergence
The Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (‘GPs’) were unanimously endorsed in 2011 in the UN Human Rights Council and also recorded an unprecedented level of stakeholder support. Does this watershed signify a genuine convergence of expectations? Is the … Continue reading » ““Respect” Human Rights : Concept and Convergence”
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Sovereignty at Sea: The law and politics of saving lives in mare liberum
This article analyses the interplay between politics and law in the recent attempts to strengthen the humanitarian commitment to saving lives in mare liberum. Despite a long-standing obligation to aid people in distress at sea, this so-called search and … Continue reading » “Sovereignty at Sea: The law and politics of saving lives in mare liberum”
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International Refugee Law and Policy: The case of deterrence policies
International refugee law is seen by many as constitutive for national refugee policy. Yet, as asylum has become politicized, many countries have adopted procedural and physical deterrence mechanisms to prevent refugees from accessing protection. The present article examines these policies, … Continue reading » “International Refugee Law and Policy: The case of deterrence policies”
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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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Creative Legal Thinking and the Evolution of International Refugee Law
International refugee law is seen by many as constitutive for national refugee policy. Yet, as asylum has become politicized, many countries have adopted procedural and physical deterrence mechanisms to prevent refugees from accessing protection. The present article examines these policies, … Continue reading » “Creative Legal Thinking and the Evolution of International Refugee Law”
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