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Showing 1 to 20 of 165 for “"human right"”.
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The international human right to education
Education as a human right is a subject of considerable debate all over the world. Indeed, we are living at a time when concern for educational rights has reached new heights. The importance of the right to education is recognized in several international instruments and in many constitutions but …
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Is there a human right to democracy?
My dissertation asks whether there is a human right to democracy. This is a difficult question, not least because there is no consensus about either what democracy requires or how to interpret human rights. The introduction aims to alleviate these sources of confusion about the question itself, in …
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The human right to medicines in sub-Saharan Africa
… question of this thesis therefore is: “can a human right to medicines be utilised to solve the problem of access to medicines in sub-Saharan Africa?”. In effect, in the last decade the notion of an international human right to medicines has started to develop in the human rights law and …
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The human right to resist in international and constitutional law
The idea of a ‘human right to resist’ is not new and indeed has ancient origins. Yet the most recent failure of efforts to codify this right in a United Nations instrument invites skepticism about its viability that demands a reconsideration. This thesis is a study of the ‘human right to resist’ as …
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Assessment of realization of fundamental human right to water Umlalazi Municipality, Kwazulu-Natal.
… water resource governance and fundamental human rights to water in the UMlalazi Local Municipality of the KwaZulu- Natal Province. The study employed the post-positivist paradigm and closed ended questionnaires for collection of data. Stratified random sampling technique was used to sample …
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The transformative potential of human rights : the human right to water and the courts
The explicit recognition of the human right to water is a relatively recent development, and the delineation of the scope and content of this right, and the attendant obligations, is still in its infancy. This thesis uses the right to water as a lens through which to explore the transformative …
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Addressing the ‘water crisis’: the complementary roles of water governance and the human right to water
… proposes that the normative content of the Human Right to Water is a useful starting point in defining the goals for national water policy able to meet the challenge of a potential water crisis. By combining positive contributions both good water governance and the Human Right to Water, the …
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Property as a human right?: a critical interpretation of John Locke's political theory of property and its contemporary significance
John Locke's political theory of property is influential, profound, but problematic.
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Is there a universally acknowledged human right to water? : an analysis of obligations under international, regional and national law : a case study of Germany and South Africa
… is to assess whether or not there is a universal human right to water. The problem of water scarcity and high death rates due to a lack of access to clean water is still prevalent across the globe today, making it hard to believe that a human right to water is still not codified in international …
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Water for all : an analysis of a human rights based approach to water access
… study was undertaken to determine whether a human rights based approach would ensure each person's access to a water supply sufficient to meet her basic needs. A human right to water shows promise as a strategy for ensuring universal access to water if a broad, comprehensive human rights …
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Participation of children with autism spectrum disorder : comparing the perspectives of children and their caregivers
… one’s home, school, and community setting is a human right that positively affects one’s well-being. However, children with disabilities often do not enjoy this human right. The bulk of existing participation research includes proxy interviews with caregivers to better understand the …
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Human trafficking for the purpose of organ removal : a human rights based perspective
Human trafficking for the purpose of organ removal, known to be an obscure and uncommon form of trafficking in persons, has since become a popular phenomenon across various countries of the world. The crime is recognized in the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, …
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Fast Fashion: A Thorough Examination on Human Rights Violations in Bangladesh and Global Environmental Degradation
… it is one of the leading industries in human rights violations and environmental degradation. The thesis explores the different implications of fast fashion in a form that focuses on the human right violations workers are enduring and the global effect of such high demand for fast …
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The evolving law on sexual and reproductive health rights and the right to abortion in Kenya
… of the Constitution of Kenya guarantees the right to abortion in these circumstances: ‘where there is danger to the life of the mother; where there is danger to the health of the mother; if there is need for emergency treatment of any kind; and if allowed by any other written law.' …
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Assessment of Education Policies and Policy' Development Processes for Girls' Education in Tanzania, (1995 - 2005): Case Study Of Nzega District
… is universally recognized and accepted as a human right. The fulfillment of this right is a challenge to many governments, in spite of the numerous local, regional, continental and international commitments towards this end. In this context, governance is seen to influence education policy …
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The International Criminal Court and its potential to prevent human rights violations : with special consideration to the actual African situation
… examines in particular the impact of the ICC on human rights, especially on the African continent. The main problem in this context is to define clearly such a possible positive impact on the human right situation and to establish proof of it. In the absence of a proof of such a positive impact …
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Cyberspace, surveillance, law and privacy
… cyber surveillance on the exercise of the human right to privacy of communications and data privacy of individuals subject to untargeted interception of digital communications. The principal aim of the thesis is to assess the legality of mass cyber surveillance of the 'Five Eyes' alliance …
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The right to adequate housing : the need for its justiciability in the Zambian constitution.
… Constitution of Zambia does not recognise the right to adequate housing as a fundamental human right. It provides that the State shall endeavour to provide decent shelter for all but as a directive principle of state policy. In essence, as explicitly stated by the Constitution, the right to …
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