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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"positive rights"”.
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The Right to a Home
… point, which seems to demand the provision of positive rights to accomplish. I discuss what is unique about a home in particular, as opposed to other goods and resources to which citizens may have a right. I conclude that, if we take equality of opportunity seriously, the state ought to …
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GHOSTS BEYOND OUR REALM A neo-abolitionist analvsis of prisoner human rights and prison officer occupational culture
… critically evaluate the influence of the Human Rights Act (1998)[HRA] on prison service policies and prison officer understandings of prisoner human rights, in the period from October 2000 to October 2005. Discourse analysis is used to structure the thesis, with the implementation of the HRA …
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Paying 'Due Regard'? The Impact of the Public Sector Equality Duty on Service Provision for Single Mothers
… of gender equality through considering the positive rights of this group. Using Bristol and Bristol City Council (BCC) as a case study, a socio-legal approach was utilised through desktop, analytical work to explore the theoretical underpinning of the Duty as ‘reflexive’ law, assess local …
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Do Rights-Based Moralities Cause Climate Change? Balancing the Rights of Current Persons and the Needs of Future Generations
This thesis explores the relationship between rights-based moral systems and climate change. It argues that supporters of rights-based moralities must give the realisation of rights priority over non-rights-based moral concerns. It further contends that future persons cannot possess rights that …
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The Sound of Silence: First Nations and British Columbia Emergency Management
… Constitution Act, 1982 (s. 35) Aboriginal rights in light of the lack of statutorily prescribed inclusion of First Nations in off-reserve emergency management, particularly at the planning, mitigation and recovery phases concluding that the jurisprudence to date (including the duty to …