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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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 readingAspects of Sovereignty
The overall objective of this unique volume is to understand what effects globalisation has had on the traditional views of sovereignty, seen from a Chinese and European, primarily Swedish, perspective. Does the cultural-historical approach have any value in China today … Continue reading » “Aspects of Sovereignty”
Continue readingThe Migration Industry and the Commercialization of International Migration
Migration has become business, big business. Over the last few decades a host of new business opportunities have emerged that capitalize both on the migrants’ desires to migrate and the struggle by governments to manage migration. From the rapid growth … Continue reading » “The Migration Industry and the Commercialization of International Migration”
Continue readingThe Rise of the Private Border Guard : Governance and Accountability in the Involvement of Non-State Actors in Migration Management
Growing Barriers : Extraterritorial Obligations and International Refugee Law
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Menneskerettigheder presser Fort Europa
En dom i den Europæiske Menneskerettighedsdomstol i sidste uge betyder, at EU-lande ikke længere kan afvise flygtninge uden at undersøge, om hver enkelt risikerer overgreb ved tilbagesendelse.… Continue reading » “Menneskerettigheder presser Fort Europa”
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