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Browsing Centre for Human Rights by Type "Postprint Article"
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(Oxford University Press, 2011)One would expect no less from this study of contemporary forms of slavery by Emmanuel Decaux, than that it identifies the fundamental puzzle at the heart of legal issues surrounding human exploitation, namely, that: ...
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(Cambridge University Press, 2023-06)Special economic zones (SEZs) can be described as “carved out jurisdictions within the overall jurisdiction of a state in order to introduce different laws and regulations that are usually more trade and investment friendly”. ...
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(Oxford University Press, 2016-05)Social determinants of health (SDH) are usually understood as circumstances and structures that disadvantage individuals by increasing their vulnerability to disease and injury. In this model social determinants of health ...
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(Wiley, 2019-05)While international and regional human rights instruments have recognized female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) as one of the most prevalent forms of violence against women and girls, in many African states FGM/C is a ...
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(Routledge, 2015-08)The Constitutive Act of the African Union (AU) provides for the right of the continental body to intervene in the face of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity. According to its formulation, Article 4(h) ...
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(Cambridge University Press, 2020-10)The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the importance of the Federal Reserve as a leading actor in global economic governance. As a creature of U.S. domestic law with an international presence and operational independence, the ...
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(Wiley, 2021-03)Increased lifespan has resulted in a growing ageing population with non‐communicable diseases (NCDs) like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, among others that are chronic in nature. Thus, causing dependency, disability, ...
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(Routledge, 2019)Human rights discourse in health advocacy is largely correlated with experiences of vulnerability, marginalisation and discrimination, with the global story of HIV activism the most visible example. In a domestic context ...
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(Sage, 2017-09)In this article, I reflect on the implication of the urban land tenure systems of the three political regimes of Ethiopia on the objective element of land tenure security of urban landholders, particularly, permit holders. ...
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(Elsevier, 2015-05)The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights recently adopted General Comment No 2 to interpret provisions of Article 14 of the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights Women. The provisions relate to women’s ...
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(Wiley, 2019-01)Gender stereotypes surrounding women's reproductive health impede women's access to essential reproductive healthcare and contribute to inequality more generally. Stereotyping in healthcare settings impedes women's access ...
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(Edinburgh University Press, 2022-11)There are three main regional human rights tribunals (HRTs) in Africa, namely the African Commission, the African Court and the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. In addition to these, ...
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(Springer, 2014-08)International law was traditionally a horizontal and state-centric system of rules. Although state-centrism is in decline, it is still reflected in some of the core concepts and procedures governing contemporary international ...
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(Oxford University Press, 2016-01)It is a rare privilege for an academic who has specialized in international economic institutions toget a chance to put what he has been researching into practice. I had this privilege when I became the first head of the ...
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(Elsevier, 2022-05)In September, 2021, our edited volume Mental Health, Human Rights and Legal Capacity was published. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach to engage with evolving debates related to legal capacity in the field of ...
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(Cambridge University Press, 2024)Article 2 of the 1984 Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT) obligates states to take measures to prevent torture. While many states have provisions that prohibit ...
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(Oxford University Press, 2013)The International Criminal Court Prosecutor’s selection of ‘situations’ to investigate is highly controversial. Perhaps the most controversial has been the failure of successive Prosecutors to investigate crimes committed ...
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(Routledge, 2015-06)There is a significant gap in post-conflict reintegration processes when it comes to excombatants with disabilities, notwithstanding an apparent acknowledgement that physical and mental trauma impact civilians and ...
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(Cambridge University Press, 2024)Far beyond the contributions of African and western thought on the right to freedom of expression, there are now normative developments under international human rights law on how states can protect online expression. ...
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(Wiley, 2020-05)Women should play a key role in ending the problem of preventable hysterectomies that are a result of poor obstetric and gynecological care in Malawi.
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