... regional economic integration regional human rights protection European Union Rule of Law the quasi-disembodiment of liberal legal personality … [as] an important strand in the move from corporate personality to something approaching corporate ‘humanity’. The significance of the centrality of human...

..., and therefore agrees with proposals to strengthen the treaty bodies within the framework of existing treaties, but also recalls the conditions of legal and societal discourse on the domestic plane. human rights practice human rights protection non-compliance normativity of human rights law UN Human Rights...

...), member state courts will as a general rule decline jurisdiction in cases directly brought against these foreign subsidiaries and contractors in the European Union. human rights corporate accountability transnational tort litigation extraterritorial human rights protection access to justice European...

... in conformity with international standards, and its reliability as a partner in “migration management”. It also shows how the Khartoum Process risks undermining the coherence of the European Union’s external policy, particularly in respect of human rights protection in the region. These findings corroborate...

... shield to millions of people worldwide. However, ideals of the UN Charter, of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and of the Covenants are widely flouted. In calling for a modernized approach to human rights protection, this chapter calls for moving beyond a formal, diplomatic ritualism...

... network of interrelated questions about human rights from a variety of Hindu and non-Hindu angles. The study focuses on the conceptual level of debate and tries to show that there is room for classical or traditional Hindu concepts and ideas in the current international debates on human rights’ protection...

... the existence of the 'conventionality control' doctrine developed in Latin America by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (ICtHR), the European context seems more complex and diverse due to the 'three spheres of human rights protection': the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the European Court...

...This chapter discusses human rights protection in Japan. Topics covered include the development of human rights law, the Constitution, restrictions on human rights, freedom of expression, access to information, equal treatment, freedom of religion, due process of law, rights of suspects...

... 17 July 1998 Development Due process of law Procedure international Res judicata Trial Committee by name Ne bis in idem principle Council of Europe Committee of Ministers of Cestaro case ECHR evolutionary interpretation ECtHR supervisory role global constitutional law human rights...

...This chapter concludes that human rights protection before international court is, to a large extent, satisfactorily ensured. It discusses that the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials cannot be said to be fair trials in modern terms. It notes that criminal procedure is a method of establishment of judicial...

... Social protection human rights protection corporate organizations corporate responsibility economic rights social rights cultural rights right to health right to water Over the past decades, globalization has stirred a number of positive and negative developments in national and international...

... Commonwealth decolonization human rights protection This study has identified a major change in the use of bills of rights for colonial constitutions in Britain's overseas territories. Prior to the 1950s the British legal establishment did not view bills of rights as an effective mechanism...

...This chapter addresses the use of the WTO waiver as an instrument for reconciling human rights protection with the international law of the world trade system. The specific context of the waiver for the Kimberley Process Scheme is used. After a short introduction to the diamond trading system...

...This chapter focuses on whether the ECJ has kept the balance between the individual's interest in human rights protection and the community interest to fight against international terrorism, bearing in mind that at the end of the day either interest is of concern to both the individual...

... even their existence, depend on the territorial division agreed to. Their function and role is also dictated by the self-determination deal as more broadly conceived. Are human rights protections trying to create a more inclusive state and agenda-set for the future (Northern Ireland)? Are they trying...

...Preface The acts of the European Union (EU) impact profoundly for the wellbeing of people within and beyond the jurisdiction of its Member States. As such, it is an actor that should assiduously integrate in its work the highest levels of human rights protection. This responsibility has, over time...

... Centralized government systems France centralized power Germany centralized power Human rights protection diplomatic interventions Military defense Nation states alliances Traditional system economic rights Bills of rights enforcement Nonintervention principle Sovereignty divisibility United Nations...

... and access to benefits and opportunities, and between birth registration and human rights protection, is described, with Nepal as the empirical source. Barriers including financial, legal, and political, among others, in obtaining birth registration documentation in Nepal’s context are also discussed. A case...

... Cooperation and Development (OECD). It also considers the impact of WTO rules on specific economic, social and cultural rights, the benefits of free trade and investment for civil and political rights and the human rights protections for traders and investors. 870 Further Reading Dupuy PM , Francioni F...

... safeguarded the integrity of the respective international mechanisms of human rights protection, duly preserved, to the benefit of the alleged victims.The direct access of individuals to international justice is also manifested in provisional measures of protection, in so far as the preventive dimension...