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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"rights framework"”.
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Trafficking in human beings: international and European human rights framework
… and approaches, including criminal law, human rights, migration, social work, international judicial cooperation etc, with the application of all extending well beyond national borders, due to its transnational nature. This thesis critically assesses existing and emerging trends developed to …
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Citizenship education in Northern Ireland and Israel within an educational rights framework
This thesis explores how international education rights obligations are reflected in the contested curricular subject of citizenship education in the two divided jurisdictions of Northern Ireland and Israel. Given the difficulties faced in developing and delivering a common citizenship curriculum …
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Analysis of the possibility of, and challenges associated with, the qualification for refugee status of victims of human trafficking in South Africa
… could find protection within a particular human rights framework - that of refugee law - and to assess any factors that may hinder qualification for such protection.
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RIGHTS AS PRAXIS: SARTRE AND THE POLITICS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
… of this thesis is to determine why the human rights discourse has failed to usher in an age where the rights of man are respected, and what might be changed in order to facilitate such an age. We move from a discussion of the classical and contemporary versions of the human rights discourse to …
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Cyberspace, surveillance, law and privacy
… Kingdom under the relevant international human rights framework. The thesis demonstrates that these activities breach the human rights obligations of the States concerned and evidences an unprecedented impact that surveillance technologies continue to have on this right. This leads to the …
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The socio-legal significance of decriminalising sex work in South Africa
… work model align with the South African human rights framework? The dissertation recommends the decriminalisation model of law reform, as it will fulfil public health goals and respect human rights. The study highlights the systemic patterns of abuse that sex workers in South Africa experience …
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A grounded theory study of family caregivers' responses to the sexuality of young adults with intellectual disabilities
… of lifelong family care on realisation of sexual rights by people with intellectual disabilities. Hence, the study concluded that, without the appropriate forms of support and probably alternative forms of care, the human rights framework as embodied within the United Nations Convention on the …
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Levels of asset specificity in relational contracting
Standard property rights theory (whether static or dynamic) assumes assets are specific, but once this assumption is in place, the level of asset specificity has no bearing on the make-or-buy decision. While there are good reasons to doubt the universality of transaction cost economics’ prediction …
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Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America
… change on indigenous peoples through a human rights framework, focusing on the difficulties of resource allocation and management due to climatic shifts. Methods of critique were applied to international responses to climate issues. The research clearly shows the enhanced ways in which …
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Muslim Brothers or Overstaying Guests? The Reception of Syrian Refugees in Southeastern Turkey
… of ‘guesthood’ rather than a developed refugee rights framework. The fieldwork discovers the lack of a refugee designation renders the life of an urban refugee extremely difficult, while vague policies further risk the physical and psychological well-being of Syrian refugees. With failed …
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A pregnancy test: women workers and the hybrid American welfare state, 1940-1993
… private system. Finally, with the emergence of a rights framework in the 1970s, feminist lawyers forced the inclusion of pregnancy into the central operating welfare state of private workforce relationships and benefits, leading to the current national maternity policy. However, conservatism and …
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Double agents : queer citizenship(s) in contemporary South African visual culture
… persons into this inclusive post-1994 human rights framework, often with a particular focus on the role of the state in instituting non-discrimination legislation and promoting equality. This document reflects my belief that South African sexuality scholarship too often presents incorporation …
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Women's Rights in a Changing Climate: An Intersectional Analysis of Climate Change and Gender Inequality in Nigeria.
… climate change affects women's socio-economic rights, through an intersectional feminist and human rights lens. This study examines how social identities like gender, class, and ethnicity shape women’s vulnerabilities and coping mechanisms to climate shocks. And how existing gender gaps …
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The R/Evolution of South Africa's Public Education System Post-1994 in an Era of Privatisation
… 1994. This study locates itself within a human rights framework, which is premised upon South Africa's (seemingly progressive) Constitution of 1996 and seeks to investigate the potential shift of education as a public good (that truly benefits the public) towards a more market-based and …
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Revisiting human responsibilities: prospects and challenges
… 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 human …
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Communication Equity: Perspectives from Spanish-Speaking Families
… This qualitative study, grounded in a human rights framework, explores the experiences and perspectives of Spanish-speaking family communication partners through in-depth interviews. Findings reveal multilevel barriers and facilitators to CPI access and efficacy, including the role of support …
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Aiding and Abetting: The Illegality of Morocco's Nationalist Expansion into Western Sahara and their Support from the United States
… and the right for independence. These rights are continued to be withheld for the sake of Moroccan nationalism and their “rightful and ethnic” claims to the territory, disregarding the International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s advisory opinion ruling in favor of Saharawi …
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LGBTI rights and NGOs in international relations: how NGOs use the international system to affect domestic policy-making in majority Catholic countries
… Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) rights at the international level, how LGBTI non-governmental organisations (NGOs) use international channels to advance the cause domestically, with a focus on countries that have a strong presence and influence of the Catholic Church. Academia has …
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Rethinking Child Trafficking in Nepal: Victimhood, Agency and Beyond
… within the existing debates on ‘children’s rights’, the universal notion of ‘childhood’, and ‘cultural relativism’. This facilitates an investigation into the applicability of the international human rights framework to the reality of specific socio-economic situations. Despite deploying a …
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End-of-life care: identifying an appropriate legal framework for specialist palliative care in Ireland
This thesis argues that the legal framework in Ireland for specialist palliative care is inadequate and consequently a more appropriate legal framework must be identified. This research is guided by three central research questions. The first central research question examines the legitimacy of the …
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