Search
Now showing items 101-200 of 346
Free speech versus political correctness in the United States: Does the human rights system need to adapt to Generation Z? Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
Since 2013, there have been an increasing amount of conflicts on university campuses in the United States over freedom of speech. The debate whether free speech should be unrestricted is reaching a new boiling point. This ...
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)
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)
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)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
The research presented in this thesis examines the potentiality of artificial intelligence as an interrogator within a police interrogation to promote a non biased environment in an effort to mitigate the ongoing racial ...
(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 ...
Understanding Refugee Protection: Western-Orientation as a Social Group Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
(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)
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)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
(Chapter / Bokkapittel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
This chapter analyses the contribution of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to interpreting and developing rules and principles of international human rights law aimed at ensuring basic protection of individuals. ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
The pressure for political transitions brought about by the Arab Spring in 2011 caused the descent of several countries in the region into civil war. Yemen is a prominent example, where internal turmoil turned into hostilities ...
The EU and the Regional Disembarkation Platform Policy: Effects on the fulfillment of the right to asylum and the principle of non-refoulement Restricted Access
(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 ...
No inclusion without imagination Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
China's Belt and Road Initiative: A Human Rights Perspective Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
The primary objective of this Master’s thesis has been the examination of both the Greek asylum system and the wider European framework in the light of the EU-Turkey Statement and its compatibility with international law. ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
Urban Frontlines & Fault Lines: Reinforcing the Rule of Law and Rules of Engagement in Modern Armed Conflict Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Security issues imbricate a wide range of fears and agendas in cities of the global North and South. Everyday life experiences in informal settlements reflect, however, not only residents’ urgent need for enhanced security ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
The Recognition of the Embera Katío indigenous community from El Alto Andágueda (Chocó - Colombia) concerning gold mining in their territory Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Background
The majority of Ugandan children face vulnerability and malnutrition. As a State Party to international human rights treaties, Uganda has legal obligations of guaranteeing the fundamental rights ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
UNESCO's International Bioethics Committee (IBC) and the Council of Europe both conclude that interventions on the human genome should be admitted for medical reasons only, and never for enhancement purposes. This thesis ...
CONDITIONALITY AND PROMOTIONS OF DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Chapter / Bokkapittel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
This chapter provides a critical assessment of the enforcement system of international humanitarian law (IHL), also referred to as the law of armed conflict (LOAC) or jus in bello. The notion of enforcement should be ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
The thesis analyses the use of external sources as a tool for the evolutive interpretation of the American Convention on Human Rights, in light of the practice of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the general ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
This study provides the critical analysis of the practices of investigation of torture in police custody endorsed in the Russian domestic legal context. The analysis was made through the critical assessment of court cases ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
This research explores cases of police brutality in Kenya during the election period. It explores cases of police brutality in post-police reform period from 2010-2018. The study is done qualitatively, through content ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
(Research report / Rapport / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Armed conflicts evolve dynamically and the way wars are fought has changed significantly over time. The majority of contemporary armed conflicts involve a multitude of different actors with varying military capabilities. ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
The thesis is analysing the way in which the fourth industrial revolution is affecting the right to work, rights at work and the right to social protection and the capacity of states to protect, respect and fulfil those ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
There has never been a more urgent time for psychologists to gain a broader and deeper understanding of the pernicious dynamics of humiliation. Congratulations to the American Psychologist for introducing an article on the ...
Protecting human rights of fishermen in the South China Sea Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Chapter / Bokkapittel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
This chapter focuses on the practice of holding states and individuals responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, referred to generally as ‘mass atrocity crimes’. The International Court of Justice ...
Advancing Direct Corporate Accountability in International Human Rights Law: The Role of State-Owned Enterprises Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
Resorting to the immensely State-centric international legal system to regulate corporate human rights abuses is often viewed as inadequate. Among many proposals aiming at filling the international regulatory gaps, imposing ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
The following thesis examines the intercultural bilingual education (IBE) model in public primary schools in Ecuador. I review its historical development and I assess the Right to Intercultural Bilingual Education (RtIBE) ...
The Relationship between Undocumented Migrants and a Local Community in Border Areas in Yunnan Province and its Function as the Informal Safety Net Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
Though race as a concept is academically discredited, it still fuels conflict around the world. Racial tension and distrust exist in every society, including Norway and South Africa, two very different countries. In South ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
This study deals with the role of two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to eliminate the child labor from garment industry Bangladesh and enroll those into schooling program. The first MoU signed in 1995 and the second ...
Assessing the impact of the UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the course of addressing indigenous women's rights Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
Human Right to Water in Palestine – Negotiating the Distribution of an Indispensable Resource in an Intractable Conflict Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
In this study, seven Colombian civil society organisations (CSOs) are interviewed about their work in relation to the peace talks between the Colombian government and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
In a thriving democracy, there will always be a tension between the public’s need and desire for safety and security and the fundamental precondition for democracy itself: the State’s respect for the citizens’ civil and ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Chapter / Bokkapittel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
Our analysis distinguishes between the legal framework and jurisprudence currently governing the scope of immunity for Defence counsel and their teams representing alleged 175 perpetrators of serious international crimes ...
(Chapter / Bokkapittel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
This chapter focuses on the motivations and the criminal process’ dynamics that might lie at the root of infringements by Defense lawyers of the formal procedural rules and regulations of international criminal courts and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
This article offers an analysis of the child’s right to be heard under Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its application in Norway, through a case study of bullying. The methodology combines a ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Though a perennial problem in postcolonial Kenya, extrajudicial executions (EJE) show few signs of ending and in recent years are even accelerating amongst young men in informal settlements. Avenues for legal, institutional ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
How can we assess the epistemic quality of democratic decision-making? Sceptics doubt such assessments are possible, as they must rely on controversial substantive standards of truth and rightness. Challenging that scepticism, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
This article investigates gender implications of judicial activism within the context of the 2011 revolution. Relying on analysis of a sample of judicial decisions in the field of divorce and child-rearing, I argue that ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
While academic research on human rights today focuses primarily on the promotion of freedom of religion as something positive, the misuse of religious freedom of religion remains under-researched. The deployment of religion ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
Trafficking prevention in Indonesian Villages. A case study on Wukirsari village, Yogyakarta. Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
Robert Pirsig wrote Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, “the biggest-selling philosophy book ever,” yet has not been taken seriously by academia. This thesis expands the connection he sketched between human rights ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
Free, Prior and Informed Consent and Sustainable Hydropower Dams A case study of the World Bank’s Flagship Dam: Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project in Laos Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
'Asian Values’ and Religious Freedom in Southeast Asia Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
Addressing the Right to Self-Determination: The Okinawans’ Claims from the Group-Based Rights Perspective Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
This paper discusses the Japanese society from the group-based rights perspective. International human rights law provides the rights mostly in an individualistic form. But there is also a development of the international ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
Tanzania’s natural resources are rich and diverse. Yet, the extractive industries, that work to remove these resources, are riddled with corruption, non-transparency, and limited accountability and governance. This thesis ...
Right of Children with Disabilities to Primary Education in Uganda: A Case study of Kabale District.
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)
Despite the introduction of Universal Primary Education (UPE) program in Uganda in 1997, children with disabilities (CWDs) have continued to fail to attain primary education. Therefore, this study looked at the right of ...