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  • Human rights international conventions

    Human rights international conventions Protocol No 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 4.11.1993 Protocol No 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 4.11.1993 Convention on the Rights of the Child 20.11.1989 European Convention for…

  • Human rights and international law. Bibliography

    Human rights and international law. Bibliography The development of human rights for individuals and groups has been a radical departure from a state-system that originally allowed sovereign states to do as they wished at home including treating their citizens as governments pleased. Human rights have expanded across “three generations” from a concern with civil and…

  • Human rights : a reference handbook

    Human rights : a reference handbook Nina Redman and Lucille Whalen Table of contents of this book ch. 1. Introduction Human rights: a definition Development of international human rights International law and human rights Current human rights issues ch. 2. Chronology ch. 3. Biographical sketches ch. 4. Selected human rights documents Universal Declaration of Human…

  • Human Rights resources

    Human Rights resources General Human Rights country Reports (U.S.Department of State) The UN Human Rights System (Human Rights Internet and Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) Extensive Review, by country and with Links, of the United Nations Human Rights System Human Rights Watch World Report Africa; Americas; Asia; Europe and Central Asia; Middle East…

  • International Court of Justice Part 1

    Hello International Court of Justice Part 1   1 Current Legal Developments International Court of Justice Hamid, Abdul Ghafur International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law Volume 26, Number 2, 2011 p.335-342 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 2 HAGUE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS: International Court of Justice: Kosovo Symposium Leiden Journal of International Law Volume 24, Number…

  • Abortion

    The Legal History of Abortion in Hindu Law This section provides an overview of Abortion in Hindu Law In relation to the abortion and constitutional law, Radhika Rao[1] made the following observation: Abortion is commonly defined as the intentional termination of pregnancy with reasonable […]

  • Refugee

    Who Becomes a Refugee? Introduction to Refugee People leave their home countries for many reasons. Sometimes they are fleeing poverty, or they hope to find a better life in another place. People who migrate for economic reasons, however, are not considered refugees. Yet economic migrants […]

  • Refugee

    Who Becomes a Refugee? Introduction to Refugee People leave their home countries for many reasons. Sometimes they are fleeing poverty, or they hope to find a better life in another place. People who migrate for economic reasons, however, are not considered refugees. Yet economic migrants […]

  • Social Life

    Economic and Social Life in the CEDAW Article 13: of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) stipulates, in relation to Economic and Social Life, that all countries are required to eliminate discrimi-nation in other areas of economic and social […]

  • Social Life

    Economic and Social Life in the CEDAW Article 13: of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) stipulates, in relation to Economic and Social Life, that all countries are required to eliminate discrimi-nation in other areas of economic and social […]

  • Gender Equality

    Gender Equality and the United Nations The United Nations has the responsibility to ensure that all its actions promote and protect gender equality and women’s empowerment. UN efforts to help establish the rule of law for all on the basis of equality are essential to this end. Advancing […]

  • Employment

    Employment Law The Legal History of Employment and Labor Law This section provides an overview of Employment and Labor Law Employment in the CEDAW Article 11 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) stipulates, in relation to Employment, that […]

  • Employment

    Employment Law The Legal History of Employment and Labor Law This section provides an overview of Employment and Labor Law Employment in the CEDAW Article 11 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) stipulates, in relation to Employment, that […]

  • International Humanitarian Law Treaties

    International Humanitarian Law Treaties and Conventions Sources of international humanitarian law The sources are: International Humanitarian Law treaties. International Humanitarian Law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional […]

  • Marriage

    Disasters and the law Marriage, Sexual Behaviour and the Law Further Reading Marriage in the Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law The Legal History of Marriage This section provides an overview of Marriage Marriage and Family Life in the CEDAW Article 16: of the Convention on the […]