As stated in Article 26 of ICCPR, ''all persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law.'' The pursuit of equality and non-discrimination has been widely accepted not only as a formal principle but also binding substantive human rights. In 2003, the first Global Report by ILO on discrimination, Time for equality at wor

Armed conflict, either internationally or internally, has caused great sufferings to the victims and society as a whole. It constitutes a situation where the rule of law is absent and human rights are no longer respected. Even though various preventive endeavours have been campaigned and implemented by the international community, the occurrences of armed conflicts are still inevitable due to poli

Historically, minority rights have played a role in conflict prevention. The current situation in the West, where it is asserted that Islam is not compatible with democracy and Western values, lends itself to the application of such rights. The maintenance of Muslim group identity is a crucial factor, if the Muslim communities are to feel integrated and accepted in Western society. However, it is

This research is an attempt to reveal and evaluate the boundaries of business actors aiding and abetting serious human rights violations. Four different bodies of law, consisting of contemporary international criminal law and case law involving business actors in both national and international law, are examined. In comparing these movements, judges' interpretations and the features found impo

This study aims to revise the possibility of interpreting the 1951 Refugee Convention to include female trafficked victims who might suffer from persecution if deported back to their home countries, in the definition if the Convention as members of a 'particular social group'. Trafficking in women for the purpose of sexual exploitation is one of the most profitable 'markets' in the

This paper seeks to assess the legality of multiple convictions of different offences based on the same set of facts at the International Criminal Court, in particular genocide and persecution as a crime against humanity. The situations in which these crimes ordinarily take place are such that one is rarely dealing with a single offence, but a multitude of offences. The events that took place duri

Internal armed conflicts are today the more common mode of warfare and a growing concern for the international community to address. In this, the difficulty of addressing non-State armed groups has grown in salience and importance. Non-State armed actors are held by the international community as responsible for their actions based on international humanitarian law. As such, if international human

If as Hersch Lauterpact stated in the most overly quoted Humanitarian Lawyers phrase in Oppenheim's International Law, International Humanitarian Law lies at the vanishing point of International Law, then I would posit that it is only the continuance of education particularly education in LOAC that prevents it from vanishing altogether. The preservation of the buildings housing that education

This Thesis examines the legal mechanisms of patent protection under the TRIPS with regards to the pharmaceutical products. It also reviews the law requirements of public health needs and available legal instruments to overcome the protection given by a patent to provide an access to medications. This research does not analyze the other related issues which are applicable to the chosen topic. The

Abstract Title: Where are we? – A case study of Asian women leadership development at A.P. Moller - Maersk Group Seminar Date: June 4th, 2010 Course: Masters Thesis in Business Administration, Programme in Managing People, Knowledge and Change, 15 University Credit Points (15 ECTS) Authors: Na Yu & Kyung rim Son. Supervisor: Saara Taalas Key Words: Talent management, Leadership development, Mo

The European Union boasts free movement of workers as one of its fundamental freedoms for all citizens. However, this freedom does not exist free from controversy or challenging issues. Professional workers raise unique problems when considering the exercise of this freedom. Member States in which the professionals wish to practice are reasonably concerned with assuring that the professionals prac

The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief discussion of recent developments regarding prohibition of discrimination under the International and European human rights and Turkish legal system. Principle of equality and the right to non-discrimination is among the fundamental human rights. Discrimination is a violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Various forms of discrimination a

Syftet med denna uppsats är att utreda gränsdragningen mellan upphovsrätten och offentlighetsprincipen avseende rätten att ta del av allmänna handlingar och offentliggöra dem. I en tid när information blir alltmer lättillgänglig är det nödvändigt att föra en debatt kring hur informationsfriheten skall möta skyddet för utformningen av informationen. Upphovsrätten och offentlighetsprincipen syftar b

Hösten 2007 genomförde Greenpeace tre protestaktioner mot det brittiskflaggade fartyget Atlantic Osprey. Aktionerna genomfördes på svenskt inre vatten, svenskt territorialhav och svensk exklusiv ekonomisk zon. Aktionerna medförde att fartyget försenades och hindrades i sin navigering. Enligt Förenta Nationernas havsrättskonvention har kuststaten, som huvudregel, full suveränitet på inre vatten. De

Uppsatsens övergripande syfte är att jämföra och analysera hur prekontraktuellt skadeståndsansvar regleras inom svensk och engelsk rätt. Studien lägger tyngdpunkten vid svensk rätt, varför denna beskrivs något mer ingående än den engelska. Den metodologiska ansatsen är såväl rättsdogmatisk som komparativ. Beträffande den komparativa delen jämförs ett juridiskt problem som är identiskt i de båda rä

On January 16, 2008 DG Competition announced the initiation of a Sector Inquiry Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (Text with EEA relevance) OJ L 1, 04/01/2003 p. 1 (''Regulation 1'') Article 17. into the Pharmaceutical Industry which it had begun by conducting unannou