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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
The Colombian armed conflict has been perhaps the most protracted internal conflict in modern history. It began in the 1960s with the creation of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
An estimated one billion people live with some form of disability globally. Yet, persons with disabilities continuously face discrimination, inequality and neglect as a result of barriers based on unawareness, ignorance ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
Globally, there is no binding legalisation promoting protection for 41,3 million people who are Internally Displaced Persons (IDP). Protection for IDPs is extracted from Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
This thesis explores the role of the alternative learning arenas in Human Rights Education in Norway. Through mixed methods with findings from questionnaires and interviews from 14-15 years old that have participated at ...
The Persistent Power of Human Rights with Chinese Characteristics Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
Spiral Theory has been used to explain the commitment and compliance of states to human rights, however, it has not been able to explain why large states with material power seem to be immune to human rights pressure. China ...
The legal status of Afghan refugees in Pakistan: beyond decades of “generosity” and “hospitality” Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
Through an empirical legal research approach, this thesis critically examines and analyzes the legal status of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, in light of International Refugee Law, the applicable national legal framework in ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE), also known as conversion therapy, is an umbrella term that comprises several different techniques and practices that aim to «help» people with «unwanted same-sex attraction». The ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
The Internet can and has been used in harmful ways. For this reason, stakeholders have discussed how to strike a balance between the Freedom of Expression (FoE) of online users and the Human Rights (HRs) of vulnerable ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
This thesis is an examination of the theory of reciprocity as forwarded by David Rodin. His theory is a reply to Cécile Fabre’s arguments for a subsistence war. In particular, he criticises the interest theory of rights. ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
In this master’s thesis, I aim to conduct an interdisciplinary study, analyzing to what extent hu-man rights are included in the concept of democracy. The topic is studied both in theory but primarily in practice, based ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
Corporate actors have been under increasing scrutiny by the international community for the adverse impacts caused by way of involvement in the human rights abuses of third actors when conducting business in vulnerable ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
In Nairobi's informal settlements, 5 persons are killed every week by the police. This thesis investigates extra-judicial killings (EJKs) and police violence in Nairobi's informal settlements and analyses them as a result ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
No inclusion without imagination Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
The social credit system aims to rank Chinese citizens, companies, organizations and government entities by their trustworthiness. Trustworthiness is awarded as credit points based on compliance with legal, moral, and ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
Understanding Refugee Protection: Western-Orientation as a Social Group Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
The Rights of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples to Effective Participation and Self-Determination in Democracies as Opposed to the Rule of Majority Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
In exercising their rights to effective participation and self-determination, minorities and indigenous peoples face several challenges in Germany and Poland. Both states are democra-cies, which are characterized by the ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
The Lack of Victim Centered Approach on the “Comfort Women” Issue And Japan’s Denial of the War Crime Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
Environmental Justice and Human Rights in the Private Conservation Area Chaparri in Lambayeque-Peru. Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
The aim of this thesis is to explore the nature and causes of the socio-environmental conflict taking place in the Private Conservation area Chaparri in Peru through the lenses of a customised Environmental Justice framework ...
The Downward Spiral of Japan’s Treatment of Korean Comfort Women: Bringing the Issue to International Attention Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
(Chapter / Bokkapittel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
This chapter analyses from a European perspective the complex relationship between international human rights law (IHRL) and international humanitarian law (IHL) in the context of multinational military operations. In ...
A Collectivist Capability Approach to Indigenous Development: An initial Exploration Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
This thesis undertakes a theoretical analysis of a new account of the Capability Approach named Collectivist Capabilitarianism, which with its group-centred focus is one such approach worth exploring to start building on ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
(Chapter / Bokkapittel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
This chapter looks at the role of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the recognition of states. First, the chapter places in context the role of an important international adjudication mechanism as the Court in ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)
Religious persecution is on the rise around the world, and in some regions, its severity reaches genocidal levels. Unfortunately, under the current system of protection, international action to prevent mass atrocities is ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
Irregular migrants in Norway have restricted access to healthcare, qualifying for care when ‘absolutely necessary’ in ‘immediate’ situations. They end up living somewhat on the outskirts of state protection, due to their ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
The scourge of child soldiering has attracted significant international attention in the past three decades, including the production of a vast academic literature. Considerable progress has by now been made, particularly ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
The Dark Triad in Business and Human Rights Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
This thesis explores the developments of the new regulatory field of human rights law, mandatory human rights due diligence legislation. It seeks to identify what the implications an EU-level human rights legislation can ...