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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"Universal Declaration of Human Rights"”.
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Lidská práva na území ČSR v období 1948-1989
The text primarily discusses human rights in Czechoslovakia between 1948 and 1989. Within the main theme, subtopics include a comparison between the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and the Constitution of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1960). Another major topic is Charter 77, …
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Indonesia and the International Bill of Rights: role and implementation
The International Bill of Rights: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, are the very foundation of international human rights law. The paramount and legal …
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A Review of Data Protection Regulations and the Right to Privacy: the case of the US and India
<p>Since 1948 and the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the concept of privacy has grown more complex with the rise of technology and a shift to the internet. In particular, the unregulated use of technologies that can capture individuals' personal data without their knowledge …
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Le droit des femmes à l'égalité en droit canadien, lente reconnaissance
The right to gender equality (or the right of women to equality or not to be discriminated based on their sex) has been part of Canadian law since at least the Canadian Bill of Rights but has only been constitutionalized since 1982 in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. During this …
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Revisiting human responsibilities: prospects and challenges
Since the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) (1948), the extent to which individuals should bear responsibilities for the fulfilment of universal human rights has been a contentiously debated subject. Despite conflicting value-based claims, the approach of international …
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The Global Politics of Surveillance: An Imbalance of Power and Privacy
Privacy is a basic human right that all human beings are entitled to under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). For those living in the United States, privacy is further protected by solid positive and negative rights built into the framework of government. The value is widely regarded …
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The potential role of justiciability in fostering compliance with the right to health in Nigeria
The yearnings, hopes, aspirations of the Nigerian people are yet to be met as there continues to be a gap between the promises embodied in international human rights law especially the commitment to the right to health and the actual practice. Also, the need to develop the content of the Economic, …
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Activist Modernisms: Human Rights and Anti-Totalitarianism in Mid-Twentieth Century Literature
The period after World War II saw the emergence of a new discourse of human rights, with the signing of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In the postwar period and throughout the twentieth century, human rights would often be vieas a set of self-evident, monolithic, and timeless …
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Demanding to be human : the moral authority of human rights and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Women’s rights occupy a contested moral and political position internationally. They are neither accepted as core values everywhere, nor always struggling for acceptance. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted by the UN General Assembly in …
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"This is a Public Record": Teaching Human Rights Through The Performing Arts
<p>Urban youth in the United States often experience daily human rights violations such as racism and violence. Therefore, Human Rights Education (HRE) can strengthen their understanding of these issues and unleash their power to act toward positive change. This qualitative study attempted to gain …
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Realising the effective enforcement of civil and political rights in Africa: an analysis of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.
The task of drafting the standard of human rights is largely complete, and monitoring and enforcement institutions are functioning as intended. However limited that intent may have been, research has shown that the violation of human rights, particularly civil and political rights, are prevalent in …
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An exploratory case study on the preparation of undergraduate civil engineering students at the University of Cape Town to contribute to an inclusive society for people with disabilities
Based on the experiences of the researcher who is a quadriplegic, people with disabilities still encounter many challenges within the built environment. As civil engineers play a central role, this study set out to address the question - How are undergraduate Civil Engineering students at the …
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Teaching for Freedom: A Case in Ghana
… the years 1995 to 2004 as the Decade for Human Rights Education. The principles of human rights education promote dignity, tolerance, and peace by educating individuals and groups to respect, defend, and advocate for their rights. These rights are enshrined in the Universal Declaration of …
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State-sanctioned torture in Uzbekistan and beyond : a legal analysis
This purpose of this study is to provide a greater understanding and awareness of the existence of state-sanctioned torture that is being committed in Uzbekistan. In the early chapters, the definitions, meanings and understanding of what torture is and represents in a contemporary society are …
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Transcending conflict : exploring sexual violence support for women seeking asylum in Merseyside
… with the theoretical and conceptual development of research in this area. Outside of feminist sociology and criminology there has been little engagement, yet sexual violence remains a prevalent social problem in all regions of the globe. The latter half of the twentieth century saw quick and …
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The Right to a Fair Trial within a Reasonable Time in Criminal Cases: A Comparative Study between Saudi Arabia and the Requirements of the European Convention on Human Rights, using English Law as an Exemplar
… justice system. The European Convention on Human Rights 1950 (ECHR) has been used for comparison and as an aspirational model, and the thesis uses the English criminal justice system as an exemplar. The hypothesis of this thesis is that Saudi Arabia does not at present fully meet the …
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The Russo-Ukranian War: implications on the right of access to sufficient food in South Africa
… battlefield, threatening the fundamental right of access to sufficient food in South Africa. This study analysed the adequacy of instruments for the protection of the right of access to sufficient food. The analysis includes an in-depth study of international, regional, and national legal …
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Comparative examination of maternity protection in EU and in Georgia, an analysis of the effectiveness of paid parental leave in promoting gender equality in the workplace
Protection of women's labor rights is one of the most important challenges in today's world. Discrimination based on gender is especially manifested in the physiological conditions of women, during pregnancy and childbirth, which is one of the grounds for violating their rights. The Universal …
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Freedom of speech as a universal value (a comparative approach from international human rights law, the first amendment, and Islamic law)
The issue of universalism in the human right of freedom of speech is one of several that continue to be debated among Muslims and Westerners. As evidence of incompatibility of Islamic law with the international law of freedom of speech, Westerners, on the basis of Muslims' reactions towards the …
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