Den statliga LSS-utredningen tycks inte ta hänsyn till FN:s konvention om rättigheter för personer med funktionsnedsättning, skriver forskarna Anna Bruce och Anna Nilsson.… Continue reading » “LSS-haveri – utredningen strider mot konventioner”
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Expanding the Boundaries of International Human Rights Law. The Systemic Approach of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
The Inter- American Court of Human Rights has developed an interpretative approach in recent years that considers all international instruments that deliver protection to human beings as part of the same legal system, that is, the corpus juris of international … Continue reading » “Expanding the Boundaries of International Human Rights Law. The Systemic Approach of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights”
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Anti-Corruption and Human Rights – How to Become Mutually Reinforcing
The report builds upon the discussion, presentations, conclusions and recommendations drawn during a Roundtable 13-14 November in Lund. The Roundtable brought together 26 participants from the public and private sector, international and regional organisations including treaty bodies, academia and civil … Continue reading » “Anti-Corruption and Human Rights – How to Become Mutually Reinforcing”
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Commitments and Compromises: will the world be able to secure a better deal for refugees?
Every minute, 20 people are forced to flee their homes somewhere around the globe, half of them are children. In New York and Geneva another clock is ticking, as state leaders are struggling to negotiate a new global agreement for … Continue reading » “Commitments and Compromises: will the world be able to secure a better deal for refugees?”
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Roundtable on Anti-Corruption and Human Rights – How to become mutually reinforcing?
A recent roundtable held by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Lund, Sweden featured two days of discussions, study, and brainstorming on the connection between anti-corruption work and human rights.
Morten Kjaerum, Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute: “The goal of … Continue reading » “Roundtable on Anti-Corruption and Human Rights – How to become mutually reinforcing?”
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A Two-Track, Multi-Channel Regulatory Model. Brief 4
The story of human rights corporate accountability is not a story of a move towards stringent international and transnational regulations. One discussion nowadays is whether the UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights (UNGPs) should be hardened into law. … Continue reading » “A Two-Track, Multi-Channel Regulatory Model. Brief 4”
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Ending War Crimes, Chasing the War Criminals
This volume offers a history of one of the most important issues of our age. It begins with an analysis of the characters of Adolf Eichmann and Heinrich Himmler, the two men in charge of “the Final Solution”. It moves … Continue reading » “Ending War Crimes, Chasing the War Criminals”
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Policy Developments in Six Policy Channels: Brief 3
This brief tracks recent developments in different policy fields such as economic law, human rights and development cooperation, and corporate social responsibility. Root causes of abuses in transnational business operations are highlighted both at the top and bottom of the … Continue reading » “Policy Developments in Six Policy Channels: Brief 3”
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