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Socio-economic rights were presented in domestic, Nigerian Law, in chapter II of the 1979 Constitution of Nigeria. The protection of Socio-Economic rights has been retained in subsequent constitutions and also features in the 1999 (current) Constitution of Nigeria. Of … Continue reading » “The ECOWAS Court and the Justiciability of Socio-Economic Rights in Nigeria”
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The concept of citizenship is highly topical in modern political and legal debates world over. The following are common and instructive working definitions on this concept. It is the legal and political identity of a person as a subject … Continue reading » “Citizenship as a Legal Concept in Zimbabwe”
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While the impacts of climate change can negatively affect persons in both developed and developing countries, the notion of climate change loss and damage has typically been associated with the latter. Indeed, the mandate of the Warsaw International Mechanism … Continue reading » “Loss and damage from climate change: Climate vulnerable groups in Arctic States”
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This study examines the environment of displaced people in the Veal Sbov community in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Focusing on (1) the impact of the environmental threats to the their enjoyment of rights after displacement, (2) to explore the relationship … Continue reading » “Human Rights and the right to a healthy environment: A study of displaced people in Veal Sbov community”
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Since the adoption of the Cairo Declaration of Human Rights in Islam (CDHRI) in 1990, there was an ongoing debate between Western and Muslim states regarding the compatibility of its provisions with human rights standards. The cultural divide reached … Continue reading » “OIC Declaration on Human Rights: Changing the name or a paradigm change? ”
Continue readingMore TagAbstract: In the current global economy shaped by the global supply chain model, linking business and human rights represents a core challenge to advance sustainable development and a transition to a more socially inclusive economic paradigm. In such context, the … Continue reading » “Public Procurement and Human Rights: advancing International Labour Standards at International and European Level”
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The right to a healthy environment is a human right. However, without remedies for its abuse the right to a healthy environment does not exist. Therefore, modern countries construct a series of remedies. Environmental crimes are the most serious … Continue reading » “Mechanisms of Prosecuting Environmental Crimes”
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This article attempts to review the challenges to labor rights caused by the Fourth Industrial Revolution and examines some of the issues in terms of the reinterpretation and expansion of labor rights in the international human rights law regime. … Continue reading » “The Right to Work in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution”
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