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This cluster of papers explores the intersection of human rights and development within the context of global governance, focusing on the critique and implementation of Millennium Development Goals, challenges in achieving sustainable development, social inequality, and the use of indicators to measure progress. It also delves into the implications of a rights-based approach, international cooperation, and the evolving landscape of human rights in the pursuit of equitable development.

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Human Rights; Development; Global Governance; Millennium Development Goals; Social Inequality; Indicators; Sustainable Development Goals; Aid and Development; Rights-Based Approach; International Cooperation

Freedom in the world 2014: the annual survey of political rights and civil liberties

2015-09-17

Freedom House

The Power of Human Rights

1999-08-05

Thomas Risse , Hans Peter Schmitz , David Black +4 more

This book celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by showing how global human rights norms have influenced national government practices in eleven different countries around … This book celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by showing how global human rights norms have influenced national government practices in eleven different countries around the world. Had the principles articulated in the Declaration had any effect on the behavior of states towards their citizens? What are the conditions under which international human rights norms are internalized in domestic practices? And what can we learn from this case about why, how, and under what conditions international norms in general influence the actions of states? This book draws on the work of social constructivists to examine these important issues. The contributors examine eleven countries representing five different world regions - Northern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe - drawing practical lessons for activists and policy makers concerned with preserving and extending the human rights gains made during the past fifty years.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

1949-07-01

Eric Puybaret

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The Millennium Development Goals Report 2014

2016-02-18

Velile Gqamane

(2009). The Millennium Development Goals Report, 2009. Agenda: Vol. 23, GENDER & POVERTY REDUCTION, pp. 155-157. (2009). The Millennium Development Goals Report, 2009. Agenda: Vol. 23, GENDER & POVERTY REDUCTION, pp. 155-157.

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Human Development Report 2011. Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All

2011-11-02

Jeni Klugman

The 2011 Human Development Report argues that the urgent global challenges of sustainability and equity must be addressed together – and identifies policies on the national and global level that … The 2011 Human Development Report argues that the urgent global challenges of sustainability and equity must be addressed together – and identifies policies on the national and global level that could spur mutually reinforcing progress towards these interlinked goals. Bold action is needed on both fronts, the Report contends, if the recent human development progress for most of the world’s poor majority is to be sustained, for the benefit of future generations as well as for those living today. Past Reports have shown that living standards in most countries have been rising – and converging – for several decades now. Yet the 2011 Report projects a disturbing reversal of those trends if environmental deterioration and social inequalities continue to intensify, with the least developed countries diverging downwards from global patterns of progress by 2050.The Report shows further how the world’s most disadvantaged people suffer the most from environmental degradation, including in their immediate personal environment, and disproportionately lack political power, making it all the harder for the world community to reach agreement on needed global policy changes. The Report also outlines great potential for positive synergies in the quest for greater equality and sustainability, especially at the national level. The Report further emphasizes the human right to a healthy environment, the importance of integrating social equity into environmental policies, and the critical importance of public participation and official accountability. The 2011 Report concludes with a call for bold new approaches to global development financing and environmental controls, arguing that these measures are both essential and feasible.

Capabilities and Human Rights

2002-05-03

Martha C. Nussbaum

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The Cingranelli and Richards (CIRI) Human Rights Data Project

2010-05-01

David Cingranelli , David L. Richards

The CIRI Human Rights Data Project provides information about government respect for a broad array of human rights in nearly every country in the world. Covering twenty-six years, fifteen separate … The CIRI Human Rights Data Project provides information about government respect for a broad array of human rights in nearly every country in the world. Covering twenty-six years, fifteen separate human rights practices, and 195 countries, it is one of the largest human rights data sets in the world. This essay provides an overview of the CIRI project and our response to some critiques of the CIRI physical integrity rights index. Compared to the Political Terror Scale (PTS), the CIRI physical integrity rights index is focused on government human rights practices , can be disaggregated, is more transparent in its construction, and is more replicable because of the transparency of our coding rules. Furthermore, unlike the PTS, the unidimensionality of the CIRI index has been demonstrated empirically. For these reasons, the CIRI index is a more valid index of physical integrity rights.

Gender Planning and Development: Theory, Practice and Training

1995-01-01

Devaki Jain , Caroline Moser

1. Introduction 2. Gender roles, the family and the household 3. Practical and strategic gender needs and the role of the state 4. Third World policy approaches to women in … 1. Introduction 2. Gender roles, the family and the household 3. Practical and strategic gender needs and the role of the state 4. Third World policy approaches to women in development 5. Towards gender planning 6. The institutionalization of gender planning 7. Operational procedures for implementing gender policies, programmes and projects 8. Training and strategies for gender planning 9. Towards an emancipation approach

Human Rights and Gender Violence: Translating International Law into Local Justice

2007-01-01

Stacy K. McGoldrick

The Right to the City: Social Justice and the Fight for Public Space

2004-05-01

David Grazian

Trading Human Rights: How Preferential Trade Agreements Influence Government Repression

2005-07-01

Emilie M. Hafner‐Burton

A growing number of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) have come to play a significant role in governing state compliance with human rights. When they supply hard standards that tie material … A growing number of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) have come to play a significant role in governing state compliance with human rights. When they supply hard standards that tie material benefits of integration to compliance with human rights principles, PTAs are more effective than softer human rights agreements (HRAs) in changing repressive behaviors. PTAs improve members' human rights through coercion, by supplying the instruments and resources to change actors' incentives to promote reforms that would not otherwise be implemented. I develop three hypotheses: (1) state commitment to HRAs and (2) PTAs supplying soft human rights standards (not tied to market benefits) do not systematically produce improvement in human rights behaviors, while (3) state commitment to PTAs supplying hard human rights standards does often produce better practices. I draw on several cases to illustrate the processes of influence and test the argument on the experience of 177 states during the period 1972 to 2002.I would like to thank Mike Colaresi, Dan Drezner, David Lake, Lisa Martin, Walter Mattli, John Meyer, Mark Pollack, Erik Voeten, Jim Vreeland, and two anonymous reviewers for their detailed and thoughtful comments on various drafts of this manuscript, as well as the many other people who have helped me by asking hard questions along the way. I would also like to thank Michael Barnett, Charles Franklin, and Jon Pevehouse for advice during the dissertation research that supports this article, and Alexander H. Montgomery for assistance in data management. All faults are my own. For generous assistance in the collection of data, I thank the National Science Foundation (SES 2CDZ414 and SES 0135422), John Meyer, and Francisco Ramirez. For support during the writing of the article, I thank Nuffield College at Oxford University, and most importantly, Lynn Eden and Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation.

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Depoliticising development: The uses and abuses of participation

1996-02-01

Sarah C. White

Participation must be seen as political. There are always tensions underlying issues such as who is involved, how, and on whose terms. While participation has the potential to challenge patterns … Participation must be seen as political. There are always tensions underlying issues such as who is involved, how, and on whose terms. While participation has the potential to challenge patterns of dominance, it may also be the means through which existing power relations are entrenched and reproduced. The arenas in which people perceive their interests and judge whether they can express them are not neutral. Participation may take place for a whole range of unfree reasons. It is important to see participation as a dynamic process, and to understand that its own form and function can become a focus for struggle.

Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with Regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine

1997-01-01

Hendriks

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World Poverty and Human Rights

2005-03-01

Thomas Pogge

Despite a high and growing global average income, billions of human beings are still condemned to life long severe poverty, with all its attendant evils of low life expectancy, social … Despite a high and growing global average income, billions of human beings are still condemned to life long severe poverty, with all its attendant evils of low life expectancy, social exclusion, ill health, illiteracy, dependency, and effective enslavement. The annual death toll from poverty-related causes is around 18 million, or one-third of all human deaths, which adds up to approximately 270 million deaths since the end of the Cold War.

Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights and the New War on the Poor

2004-01-01

Erika Bourguignon , Paul Farmer

Review: Women and Human Development

2003-03-01

M. Lane

1Faculty of History, Cambridge University, King's College, Cambridge CB2 1ST, UK Women and Human Development Martha C. Nussbaum Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2000 xxi + 312 Hardback£17.95 1Faculty of History, Cambridge University, King's College, Cambridge CB2 1ST, UK Women and Human Development Martha C. Nussbaum Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2000 xxi + 312 Hardback£17.95

Taking Rights Seriously

1977-01-01

Francis Canavan

United Nations (UN)

2009-01-01

Barry Turner

The Millennium Development Goals Report

2018-08-17

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Taking Rights Seriously

1979-01-01

J. G. Merrills , Ronald Dworkin

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

2018-04-19

Carolin Anthes , Olivier De Schutter

The core objective of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) since its founding in 1945 has been to eradicate hunger. International policy debates and the work … The core objective of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) since its founding in 1945 has been to eradicate hunger. International policy debates and the work of the Organization focused until the 1980s on increasing agricultural production; however, a shift has occurred in recent years in the understanding of FAO’s mandate. The modest but growing reference to the right to food has become an essential part of this new thinking, which crystallized at the 1996 World Food Summit and in the adoption of the 2004 Right to Food Guidelines. Although the visibility of the right to food has gradually increased in the Organization’s work, this chapter—while assessing the past and current state of mainstreaming the right to food within FAO—argues that right to food mainstreaming within FAO is far from unidirectional and has more recently seen a period of retrenchment.

World Development Report 2017: Governance and the Law

2017-01-23

Why are carefully designed, sensible policies too often not adopted or implemented? When they are, why do they often fail to generate development outcomes such as security, growth, and equity? … Why are carefully designed, sensible policies too often not adopted or implemented? When they are, why do they often fail to generate development outcomes such as security, growth, and equity? And why do some bad policies endure? World Development Report 2017 addresses these fundamental questions, which are at the heart of development. Policy making and policy implementation do not occur in a vacuum. Rather, they take place in complex political and social settings, in which individuals and groups with unequal power interact within changing rules as they pursue conflicting interests. The process of these interactions is what this Report calls governance, and the space in which these interactions take place, the policy arena. The capacity of actors to commit and their willingness to cooperate and coordinate to achieve socially desirable goals are what matter for effectiveness. However, who bargains, who is excluded, and what barriers block entry to the policy arena determine the selection and implementation of policies and, consequently, their impact on development outcomes. Exclusion, capture, and clientelism are manifestations of power asymmetries that lead to failures to achieve security, growth, and equity. The distribution of power in society is partly determined by history. Yet, there is room for positive change. This Report reveals that governance can mitigate, even overcome, power asymmetries to bring about more effective policy interventions that achieve sustainable improvements in security, growth, and equity. This happens by shifting the incentives of those with power, reshaping their preferences in favor of good outcomes, and taking into account the interests of previously excluded participants. These changes can come about through bargains among elites and greater citizen engagement, as well as by international actors supporting rules that strengthen coalitions for reform.

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Food sovereignty

2009-07-01

Raj Patel

What does food sovereignty look like? Raj Patel Hannah Arendt observed that the first right, above all others, is the right to have rights. In many ways, Via Campesina's call … What does food sovereignty look like? Raj Patel Hannah Arendt observed that the first right, above all others, is the right to have rights. In many ways, Via Campesina's call for food sovereignty is precisely about invoking a right to have rights over food. But it's unclear quite how to cash out these ideas. This Grassroots Voices section examines some of the difficulties involved in parlaying the right to have rights about food systems into practical solutions.

Sustainable Development Report 2021

2021-06-11

Jeffrey D. Sachs , Christian Kroll , Guillame Lafortune +2 more

The Sustainable Development Report 2021 features the SDG Index and Dashboards, the first and widely used tool to assess country performance on the UN Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development … The Sustainable Development Report 2021 features the SDG Index and Dashboards, the first and widely used tool to assess country performance on the UN Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals. The report analyses and outlines what needs to happen for the Decade of Action and Delivery of the SDGs. In order to build back better following the Covid-19 pandemic, especially low-income countries will need increased fiscal space. The report frames the implementation of the SDGs in terms of six broad transformations. The authors examine country performance on the SDGs for 193 countries using a wide array of indicators, and calculate future trajectories, presenting a number of best practices to achieve the historic Agenda 2030. The views expressed in this report do not reflect the views of any organizations, agency or programme of the United Nations. This title is available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019

2019-07-19

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019 presents how far we have come towards reaching the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This fourth edition of the annual report contains a review … The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019 presents how far we have come towards reaching the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This fourth edition of the annual report contains a review of the all 17 Goals. It uses the latest available data and inputs from custodian agencies of the United Nations system other international agencies and is prepared by the Statistics Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations.

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The Millennium Development Goals Report 2014

2014-09-11

The report presents the yearly assessment of global progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), determining the areas where progress has been made, and those that are lagging behind. It … The report presents the yearly assessment of global progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), determining the areas where progress has been made, and those that are lagging behind. It pinpoints the areas where accelerated efforts are needed to meet the MDGs by 2015. The report is based on a master set of data compiled by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on MDG indicators led by the Statistics Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

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Taking Rights Seriously

1977-11-01

Peter Gabel , Ronald Dworkin

Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa

2014-08-08

World Poverty and Human Rights

2018-05-04

Thomas Pogge

Punishing the Poor

2009-01-01

Loïc Wacquant

Development as freedom

2000-02-01

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

1949-01-01

John Humphrey

On Human Rights

2008-02-01

James Griffin

Abstract What is a human right? How can we tell whether a proposed human right really is one? How do we establish the content of particular human rights, and how … Abstract What is a human right? How can we tell whether a proposed human right really is one? How do we establish the content of particular human rights, and how do we resolve conflicts between them? These are pressing questions for philosophers, political theorists, jurisprudents, international lawyers, and activists. This book offers answers in its investigation of human rights. The term ‘natural right’, in its modern sense of an entitlement that a person has, first appeared in the late Middle Ages. When during the 17th and 18th centuries the theological content of the idea was abandoned in stages, nothing was put in its place. The secularized notion that we were left with at the end of the Enlightenment is still our notion today: a right that we have simply in virtue of being human. During the 20th century, international law has contributed to settling the question of which rights are human rights, but its contribution has its limits. The notion of a human right that we have inherited suffers from no small indeterminateness of sense. The term has been left with so few criteria for determining when it is used correctly that we often have a plainly inadequate grasp on what is at issue. This book takes on the task of showing the way towards a determinate concept of human rights, based on their relation to the human status that we all share. The book works from certain paradigm cases, such as freedom of expression and freedom of worship, to more disputed cases such as welfare right — for instance the idea of a human right to health. The goal is a substantive account of human rights; an account with enough content to tell us whether proposed rights really are rights. The book emphasizes the practical as well as theoretical urgency of this goal: as the United Nations recognized in 1948 with its Universal Declaration, the idea of human rights has considerable power to improve the lot of humanity around the world.

Human Development Report 2002

2002-12-31

This report examines political participation as a dimension of human development. It emphasizes the importance of political freedoms as a goal of human development, and explores how democratic institutions help … This report examines political participation as a dimension of human development. It emphasizes the importance of political freedoms as a goal of human development, and explores how democratic institutions help promote economic and social progress. The Report examines power, politics and human development and presents the imperatives for continuous strengthening of democratic capacity within and across governments, institutions, and communities-- rich and poor.

Human Development Report 2010

2010-12-31

The Human Development Report has had a profound impact on development policies around the world. The 2010 Report continues the tradition of pushing the frontiers of development thinking. For the … The Human Development Report has had a profound impact on development policies around the world. The 2010 Report continues the tradition of pushing the frontiers of development thinking. For the first time since 1990, the Report looks back rigorously at the past several decades and identifies often surprising trends and patterns with important lessons for the future. These varied pathways to human development show that there is no single formula for sustainable progress—and that impressive long-term gains can and have been achieved even without consistent economic growth. Looking beyond 2010, this Report surveys critical aspects of human development, from political freedoms and empowerment to sustainability and human security, and outlines a broader agenda for research and policies to respond to these challenges.

2015 OECD Recommendation of the Council on Gender Equality in Public Life

2016-03-03

Human Development Report 2005

2005-12-31

The Human Development Report 2005 examines the scale of the challenge facing the world at the start of the ten year countdown to the 2015 Millennium Development Goals mark. The … The Human Development Report 2005 examines the scale of the challenge facing the world at the start of the ten year countdown to the 2015 Millennium Development Goals mark. The Report focuses on three pillars of cooperation, each of which is in urgent need of renovation. The first pillar is international aid; the MDG project has been compromised by chronic and sustained under-financing, allied to problems in aid quality. The second pillar is international trade; under the right conditions, trade can act as a powerful catalyst for human development. The 'development round' of World Trade Organization talks, launched in 2001, provided northern governments with an opportunity to create those conditions. The third pillar is that of security; violent conflict is a source of systematic human rights violation and a barrier to progress towards the MDGs that must be overcome.

Good Government in the Tropics

1997-01-01

Judith Tendler

Issues at the Intersection of Engineering and Human Rights

2025-06-25

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Legislative Watch: State legislative bills

2025-06-25

| Campus Security Report

The following bills are being considered or have passed in the state legislature. To express your support or opposition, contact your senator or representative. The following bills are being considered or have passed in the state legislature. To express your support or opposition, contact your senator or representative.

Gender mainstreaming in economic governance: governing women’s productive and reproductive labor in the European Union

2025-06-24

Anna Elomäki | International Feminist Journal of Politics

Justice Denied: Exploring Inequities in the Legal System

2025-06-24

Ed Johnston , Claire-Michelle Smyth | Routledge eBooks

A Community Rights and Gender Assessment of Tuberculosis Diagnosis, Treatment and Care in Lebanon

2025-06-23

Arabia Mohammad Ali , Marie Claire Van Hout , Linda Kent +2 more | Community Health Equity Research & Policy

TB remains a significant global health challenge despite being preventable and curable. The Global Plan to End TB 2023-2030 is underpinned by a rights-based, public health and people-centred approach to … TB remains a significant global health challenge despite being preventable and curable. The Global Plan to End TB 2023-2030 is underpinned by a rights-based, public health and people-centred approach to ending TB. Lebanon is a low TB endemic country, where for the first time a community, rights, and gender (CRG) assessment of the national TB response was conducted in 2024. Despite the universal availability and cost-free access to TB care in Lebanon, systemic barriers continue to hinder patient accessibility. Low disease awareness, transportation costs, financial challenges, and pervasive stigma frequently compel individuals to conceal their TB diagnosis, thereby undermining contact tracing and treatment adherence. Beyond medical treatment, TB patients receive minimal psychosocial or financial support, disproportionately affecting key vulnerable groups who are already marginalized in Lebanese society. Insufficient community engagement and chronic funding shortages further weaken the Lebanese TB response. While Lebanon upholds advanced medical protocols, its outdated TB laws fail to protect crucial patient rights, including privacy, confidentiality, and informed consent. Gender disparities also persist, with a lack of gender-specific data to inform policies, and inadequate sensitization among healthcare personnel (e.g., transgender women, women with HIV, women who use drugs). There is a pressing need for accountability mechanisms for TB program implementers and labor protections to prevent workplace discrimination against TB patients. Strengthening the National TB Program and addressing the structural deficiencies in Lebanon through targeted interventions, legal reforms, and a gender-inclusive, rights-based approach is essential to ensuring available, accessible, acceptable and quality TB services in Lebanon.

What sustains flawed indicators? Unpacking the EU's administrative burden agenda

2025-06-23

Matti Ylönen , Tero Erkkilä | Policy Studies

How does a development model shape energy policy? A case of South Africa’s Just Energy Transition and the National Development Plan

2025-06-23

Ndzalama Mathebula | Polityka Energetyczna – Energy Policy Journal

The (mis)appropriation of human rights, norm-spoiling, and white supremacist backlash in South African minority rights litigation

2025-06-23

Nomfundo Ramalekana | Pretoria University Law Press eBooks

Adjudicating socioeconomic rights: A lasting legacy

2025-06-23

Sandra Fredman | Pretoria University Law Press eBooks

What does it take to operationalise gender transformative approaches across different African contexts?

2025-06-21

Woldekidan Amde , Gabriel Ananya , Kéfilath Bello +7 more | African Journal of Reproductive Health

Africa is the second largest and second most populous continent in the world. Governed by 54 recognised sovereign states, its people celebrate multiple traditions and speak countless dialects and languages … Africa is the second largest and second most populous continent in the world. Governed by 54 recognised sovereign states, its people celebrate multiple traditions and speak countless dialects and languages apart from those inherited by varied colonial legacies. Despite historical and ongoing debts, it has one of the fastest growing global economies and vast natural resources.1 Its full potential, however, is not realized due in part to the lack of progress and regression on gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights.2.

Applying community-based action learning in the provision of gender-transformative sexual and reproductive health services in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

2025-06-21

Ifunanya Clara Agu , Chibuike Agu , Chinyere O. Mbachu +4 more | African Journal of Reproductive Health

This study describes the adoption of an action learning (AL) approach to (i) identify challenges that primary healthcare workers face in delivering gender-transformative sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) … This study describes the adoption of an action learning (AL) approach to (i) identify challenges that primary healthcare workers face in delivering gender-transformative sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services to young people, and (ii) recommend feasible solutions to resolve these challenges. This study implemented in Ebonyi State, Nigeria, included three AL structured sessions with healthcare workers, community members, and researchers. AL participants formed six groups, each representing one of the six selected local government areas. Data on potential challenges in providing youth-friendly gender-equitable and inclusive SRHR services and strategies for addressing them were synthesized through consultations with the stakeholders using the modified Delphi technique. The key challenges that health workers faced were: (i) provider-related issues such as personal values and beliefs regarding providing contraceptives to young unmarried people; (ii) community/client-related issues such as lack of male, parents/guardians, and community support; and (iii) negative perceptions regarding health seeking for SRHR services. Proposed strategies include reaching young men and boys with SRHR services outside Primary Health Care settings; facilitating dialogue to support female partners; and promoting community advocacy. AL has shown promise in understanding young people's SRHR challenges and in developing strategies to advance gender-transformative youth-friendly SRHR services in Nigeria.

The Affective Violence of Anti-Rights Discourses: Human Rights Defenders in the Philippines

2025-06-20

Syme de Leon | Routledge eBooks

Afrika İnsan Hakları Sisteminde Yerli Halkların Toprak Talepleri: Endorois (2010) ve Ogiek (2017 & 2023) Kararlarının Karşılaştırılması

2025-06-20

Hande Sapmaz | Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi

Afrika İnsan ve Halkların Hakları Mahkemesinin 2023 Ogiek kararı, bölgesel bir yargı organı tarafından yerli halkların lehine ilk kez alındığı için emsal teşkil etmektedir. Kararın bu niteliği, çalışmanın Kenya’daki yerli … Afrika İnsan ve Halkların Hakları Mahkemesinin 2023 Ogiek kararı, bölgesel bir yargı organı tarafından yerli halkların lehine ilk kez alındığı için emsal teşkil etmektedir. Kararın bu niteliği, çalışmanın Kenya’daki yerli halkların toprak taleplerinin Afrika İnsan Hakları Sisteminin ana aktörleri tarafından nasıl yönetildiği ve sistemde yerli halkların toprak taleplerine ilişkin nasıl bir tutum değişikliği yaşandığı sorularına cevap aramasına neden olmuştur. Çalışma, birincil ve ikincil kaynaklardan yararlanarak konuya ilişkin hukuki kararları analiz eden nitel araştırma yöntemini kullanmaktadır. Çalışmada Sistemde yerli halkların toprak taleplerine olan yaklaşımı gösteren kararlar kapsamında (Afrika Mahkemesinin/Afrika Komisyonunun) Endorois ve Ogiek kararları karşılaştırılmaktadır. Sonuç olarak Endorois (2010) ve Ogiek (2017&2023) kararlarının benzer yönleri; hukuki dayanakları ve yükümlülükler şeklindedir. Kararların farklı yönleri; kararı veren aktör, tazminat kararının nicel olarak verilmesi, vurgulanan haklar olmak üzere sıralanabilmektedir. Neticede her bir karar ilgili yerli halkın koşullarına göre alınsa da Afrika’da yerli halkların toprak haklarına ilişkin mülkiyet hakkının kolektif bir hak olarak değerlendirilmesine ilişkin tutumun güçlendiği saptanmaktadır. Ayrıca yerli halkların haklarına ilişkin insan hakları sisteminde alınabilecek aksiyonların ilgili devlet hükûmetlerine karşı tazminat kararı almak yönünde yoğunlaştığı fark edilmektedir.

Realising the Right to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Southeast Asia's Youngest Sovereign State: Timor Leste

2025-06-20

Naomi Francis , Therese Nguyen Thi Phuong Tam | Routledge eBooks

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR SAFEGUARDING SOCIAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS

2025-06-20

Volodymyr Pryshchepa , Vasyl Kupriychuk | Economics Management Innovations

The article discusses how Ukraine is following international rules for protecting social and human rights. International human rights standards establish a list of rights and freedoms that all states-participants of … The article discusses how Ukraine is following international rules for protecting social and human rights. International human rights standards establish a list of rights and freedoms that all states-participants of relevant conventions must have. It can be used to formulate the essential features of each of the freedoms and rights that must be enshrined in the relevant constitutional and other regulatory provisions of national legislation; to establish the duties of states to acknowledge and protect the declared freedoms and rights, as well as to introduce the most important international guarantees that determine their reality; and to establish the terms under which the freedoms and rights linked to legitimate restrictions, such as prohibitions, can be used. It describes how social rights are implemented. Only when a number of requirements are satisfied is it feasible. In particular, the state actively participates in protecting the individual's social rights by establishing the organizational, informational, economic, and legal framework necessary for their implementation while also playing the part of a social relation subject. A person's legal status, the framework of international law, and national legal systems all depend on their social rights. State policy and the state must continuously monitor a social right. The government must take action to ensure that social norms are followed to the letter and establish strong defenses. They must use various methods to assist people in order to ensure that they have rights and adhere to certain regulations.

Considering a New Optional Protocol to the crc on the Right to Education

2025-06-19

Jonathan Todres | The International Journal of Children s Rights

RIGHT TO EDUCATION: PERSPECTIVES ON CHILDREN'S FUNDAMENTAL GUARANTEES

2025-06-19

Isabel Cristina dos Santos , Paula Regina Simões de Oliveira , Christos Costa +7 more | LUMEN ET VIRTUS

Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar as perspectivas de profissionais da educação sobre as garantias fundamentais do direito à educação para crianças no Brasil. A pesquisa, de caráter descritivo e … Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar as perspectivas de profissionais da educação sobre as garantias fundamentais do direito à educação para crianças no Brasil. A pesquisa, de caráter descritivo e abordagem qualitativa, foi realizada com uma amostra de 15 profissionais da educação, entre professores, coordenadores pedagógicos e assistentes sociais atuantes na rede pública de ensino. Por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, buscou-se compreender como esses profissionais percebem as políticas educacionais, os desafios institucionais e os mecanismos de proteção aos direitos das crianças no contexto escolar. Os resultados evidenciaram a existência de lacunas significativas na efetivação do direito à educação, especialmente no que se refere à infraestrutura, à formação docente e à articulação intersetorial com outras políticas públicas. Relatos apontaram dificuldades práticas para garantir acesso, permanência e qualidade do ensino. Conclui-se que, embora o direito à educação esteja constitucionalmente assegurado, sua concretização plena depende de políticas públicas integradas, financiamento adequado e valorização dos profissionais da educação.

Destined to make strides in Population and Development:

2025-06-18

Hannah Muzee , Gerald Koraneza , John Mushomi Atwebembeire | Langaa RPCIG eBooks

Beyond legalist approaches to child, early, and forced marriage: Insights from Dodoma and Kondoa Districts in Tanzania

2025-06-18

Seraphina Bakta , Gamze Erdem Türkelli , Wouter Vandenhole | Journal of Human Rights

Development of the right to fair trial principles in the African human rights system

2025-06-18

Estifanos Balew Liyew | Journal of Human Rights

Community Standards Versus Individual Rights

2025-06-18

Joan Poliner Shapiro , Steven Jay Gross , Susan H. Shapiro +6 more | Routledge eBooks

Inclusive Rule-Making by International Organisations

2025-06-17

| Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks

Insights from Agenda 21 for enhancing the implementation of the SDGs and shaping the Post-2030 sustainable development agenda

2025-06-17

Mark Elder , Susanne Grünewald | Earth System Governance

The legal poverty lines in Brazil: contributions from a human rights-based approach to poverty

2025-06-16

David Gordon , S.N. Nandy , Guilherme Perez Cabral | Journal of Poverty and Social Justice

This article addresses the following theoretical and practical problem: Are the legal poverty lines adopted in Brazil adequate for measuring and, through public policies, tackling poverty and promoting the realisation … This article addresses the following theoretical and practical problem: Are the legal poverty lines adopted in Brazil adequate for measuring and, through public policies, tackling poverty and promoting the realisation of human rights for everyone in the country? Thus, it aims to analyse the legal poverty lines adopted in Brazil from a human rights-based perspective on multidimensional poverty and to critique the criteria used in setting those thresholds. It is based on documentary research, scrutinising Brazilian law, and bibliographical research on poverty, following Townsend’s tradition. It also dialogues with Brazilian literature, namely the discussion papers on poverty definitions and measurement from the Applied Economic Research Institute (IPEA). The article presents a human rights-based approach to poverty, considering international and Brazilian law. It argues that legal poverty lines adopted in Brazilian public policies do not consistently consider the human rights system and instead follow one-dimensional and arbitrary criteria: the minimum wage, the World Bank poverty line, and minimum nutritional intake. Finally, it discusses the problems involved in those criteria, concluding that using such methods understates the extent of poverty. A human rights-based perspective allows a more comprehensive and multidimensional normative understanding of poverty, that is scientifically and politically grounded. This perspective helps to advance political accountability for Brazil’s failure to realise key economic and social rights today.

Framing the Commons

2025-06-16

Yang Yang , Gus Wendel , Claire Nelischer | Routledge eBooks

Legal and Policy Review of South Sudan's Anti - Human Trafficking Bill, 2024: A Comparative Framework Analysisnal and Regional Frameworks

2025-06-16

Sabri Wani Ladu Worja | International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)

Building a bridge over turbulent waters: An equality impact assessment co-production approach to developing an environmental justice framework for the UK and beyond

2025-06-16

Chantal Davies , Eghosa Ekhator , Kim Ross-Houle +1 more | International Journal of Discrimination and the Law

There is increasing recognition that the environmental crisis places disproportionate burdens on already marginalised communities. It is also increasingly clear that environmental sustainability policies can increase inequality if not accompanied … There is increasing recognition that the environmental crisis places disproportionate burdens on already marginalised communities. It is also increasingly clear that environmental sustainability policies can increase inequality if not accompanied by broader policy measures to address inequalities. To seek to address these environmental inequalities, it is vital that the communities most impacted are at the centre of providing just environmental solutions that don’t further disadvantage them. Thinking beyond the silos of disciplines and creating better nexus between inclusive approaches, equality legislation and the environment is key to addressing climate injustice and environmental inequalities. This paper details findings of research underpinned by an innovative interdisciplinary approach undertaken by the authors in 2023. This distinctive approach has provided an evidence base to develop a novel co-produced Environmental Justice Framework for the public and private sector across a sub-region of the UK. Underpinned by existing theory and practice around equality impact assessments (within the UK context), environmental justice and co-production principles, the authors present a Framework which encourages a new interdisciplinary justice centred approach to environmental sustainability decision making. It is argued that this approach (which encourages context based application) could be usefully developed to provide a globally accessible framework for environmental justice.

Restrictions on Human Rights in the Field of Public Health in the Context of the Legal Positions of the Supreme Court

2025-06-16

Vladyslav Kuksov | Visnik Nacional’nogo universitetu «Lvivska politehnika» Seria Uridicni nauki

This article analyzes the problems of human rights restrictions in public health in the context of the Supreme Court's legal positions. The Supreme Court's significant role in ensuring a unified … This article analyzes the problems of human rights restrictions in public health in the context of the Supreme Court's legal positions. The Supreme Court's significant role in ensuring a unified approach to judicial practice formation, which is implemented through forming legal positions on the application of substantive and procedural law, is noted. The regulatory and legal regulation of the Supreme Court's functions in generalizing judicial practice and ensuring the uniform application of legal norms by courts of different instances is analyzed, as well as the Supreme Court's individual legal positions in limiting human rights in the field of public health. It is indicated that procedural legislation grants the Supreme Court the right, in a certain order, to depart from previously formed legal positions, which are subject to mandatory consideration by all subjects of power when applying relevant legal norms, as well as by lower courts when considering legal disputes that have arisen in similar legal relations. The content of the concept of the "legal position of the Supreme Court" is disclosed, and it is clarified that such a concept includes mandatory conclusions on the application of specific legal norms, which are set out in the resolutions of the Court of Cassation, which are the results of judicial law enforcement activities. The following features of the Supreme Court's legal positions are identified: stability, a reference point in law enforcement, and enshrined in its decisions. It is substantiated that a component of the principle of the rule of law - the principle of unity of judicial practice, provides for the uniform application of legal norms during court proceedings and ensures the predictability of decisions in such disputes. It is stated that the legal positions of the Supreme Court are mandatory for state authorities and local self-government bodies when applying the relevant legal norms. It is found that the principle of unity of judicial practice is not absolute since procedural legislation empowers the Supreme Court to deviate from previously formed legal positions in the event of a change in legislation, the vagueness of the law, the issuance of a decision by the ECHR, or changes in legal understanding. Keywords: state, Supreme Court, legal position, human rights, proper to education, right to work, restriction of rights, denial of education, public health, private life.

Climate Change and Cultural Security, Governance, Health and Collective Security in West Africa

2025-06-15

Nathan Andrews , Cyril Obi | African Security

Social license to operate: an institutional critique and research framework

2025-06-14

Johannes Glückler , Denise Gutiérrez | Resources Policy

Economic Ramifications of the European Union Ban on Vegetables and Other Produce from Ghana Due to Illegal Mining

2025-06-14

Joseph Kofi Nkuah , Ignatius Akwasi Amankwah | Journal of Global Economics Management and Business Research

The research evaluates the financial consequences resulting from the EU vegetable and produce import restrictions against Ghana because of its ''galamsey'' environmental effects. The research explains the immediate monetary damage … The research evaluates the financial consequences resulting from the EU vegetable and produce import restrictions against Ghana because of its ''galamsey'' environmental effects. The research explains the immediate monetary damage faced by farmers as well as examines both macroeconomic rural impacts alongside business initiatives to limit the adverse effects on the agricultural industry. The research design combines quantitative data collection through mixed-methods with qualitative research methods to accomplish a detailed economic analysis of the EU ban. The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) together with EU Trade Reports and national and international trade bodies supplied secondary data related to agricultural export volumes and values which Ghana exported to the EU. The research team distributed a designed survey to farmers who operated own small farms in addition to agricultural groups and local agricultural business operators. Quantitative data assessment for export patterns and production histories relied on descriptive statistics and regression analysis and time-series analysis through statistical methods. The evaluation of export earnings changes from EU trade policy updates because of illegal mining utilized OLS regression methods. The export volumes decreased dramatically after the EU ban from 35,000 to 25,000 tonnes. The banning era resulted in a GDP decline for each person in the population which decreased from $1,200 before the ban to reach $1,000 after the ban implementation. National GDP per capita decreased by 16.7% indicating that economic fallout from the EU ban impacted every sector in the country beyond fishing. The research indicated that expansion-based production directly boosts export volumes when the regression coefficient (β1>0\beta_1 > 0β1>0) show positive effects yet higher production does not necessarily result in export expansion when these coefficients demonstrate negative impacts. Additional intervention measures are needed for smallholder training while improving international standard support systems should be implemented according to the study's findings. The adoption of supporting measures will decrease financial constraints and keep small farming intact because agriculture continues to be essential for Ghana's agricultural export sector.

Evaluating Pakistan’s Legal Framework for Climate Justice: Normative Gaps and Reform Opportunities

2025-06-12

Arun Barkat , Rehana Anjum , Erum Shaikh | The critical review of social sciences studies

Pakistan’s acute vulnerability to climate change—manifested in glacial retreat, rising temperatures, water scarcity, and widespread climate-induced displacement—demands a critical examination of its climate governance and legal response. This study explores … Pakistan’s acute vulnerability to climate change—manifested in glacial retreat, rising temperatures, water scarcity, and widespread climate-induced displacement—demands a critical examination of its climate governance and legal response. This study explores the country’s geographic and socio-political exposure to climate risks and investigates the effectiveness of its existing legal frameworks in promoting climate justice. Despite being a signatory to key international agreements, Pakistan continues to face challenges in translating policy commitments into inclusive and equitable outcomes. Using a qualitative methodology grounded in doctrinal legal analysis and policy review, the study evaluates national instruments such as the Pakistan Climate Change Act (2017) and the National Climate Change Policy (2021), alongside judicial interventions by the Supreme Court. Findings reveal systemic issues including institutional fragmentation, weak enforcement capacity, underutilization of climate finance mechanisms, and limited representation of vulnerable communities in decision-making. The judiciary’s proactive role in interpreting the constitutional right to a healthy environment is highlighted as a key enabler of climate justice. Nevertheless, substantial gaps persist between policy articulation and practical implementation. The research identifies opportunities to strengthen climate governance by institutionalizing participation, enhancing legal accountability, and operationalizing financial and institutional support mechanisms. By bridging these gaps, Pakistan can advance a more just, inclusive, and resilient response to climate change, setting a precedent for similar nations in the Global South. This article concludes with practical recommendations for legal reform, improved institutional coordination, and increased grassroots engagement to achieve climate justice.

The National Preventive Mechanism is a legal institution for the protection of human rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan

2025-06-11

A.V. Turlayev , A.B. Sopykhanova | Bulletin of the Karaganda University “Law Series”

The article discusses the legal regulation issues in the National Preventive Mechanism in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The activities of the National Preventive Mechanism are considered a legal institution of … The article discusses the legal regulation issues in the National Preventive Mechanism in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The activities of the National Preventive Mechanism are considered a legal institution of great importance for torture prevention, as well as cruel treatment and punishment, conditioned by international standards implemented in national legislation. The research purpose is to analyze the legal institute’s “National Preventive Mechanism”, identifying legal regulation problems in its activities and developing ways to overcome them. The research is carried out through general scientific and special legal methods, using analysis and theoretical provisions and legal norms generalization and the implementation practice. Based on the comparative legal process, the main trends in developing the National Preventive Mechanism Institute are currently being identified. The analysis of the specifics of the National Preventive Mechanism in Kazakhstan and its consolidation in legal acts and international standards is carried out. Main result of the research is the provision on the need to improve legal measures aimed at harmonizing national legislation in the prevention of torture with international standards in this area. The conclusions suggest the development and improvement of legal norms that specify the procedure for conducting preventive visits by members of the National Preventive Mechanism, as well as the procedure for financing and ensuring the independence of the human rights institution activities.

Managing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Public Service Organizations: A Liberatory Justice Approach. By RashmiChordiya and MeghnaSabharwal, New York: Routledge, 2024. 338 pp. $51.99 (paperback); $190.00 (hardcover). ISBN: 978‐1‐03‐267064‐5

2025-06-10

Jungyeon Park | Public Administration Review

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2025-06-10

Alex van den Heever | South African Medical Journal

Background. South Africa’s ongoing efforts to realise universal health coverage (UHC) have produced three discernible policy trajectories: UHC0, the de facto configuration of public and private health systems; UHC1, the … Background. South Africa’s ongoing efforts to realise universal health coverage (UHC) have produced three discernible policy trajectories: UHC0, the de facto configuration of public and private health systems; UHC1, the incremental reform framework initiated post 1994 and recently revisited by the Universal Healthcare Access Coalition; and UHC2, the centralised National Health Insurance approach formalised in a 2017 White Paper. Objective. To offer a comparative analysis between the three alternative policy trajectories, to determine which offers the most productive pathway to deepen UHC. Methods. This analysis uses the organising principle of subsidiarity, which argues that decision-making authority should be handled at the most local level possible, with higher levels stepping in only when needed. A qualitative comparative policy analysis methodology is applied to assess the institutional design, financial sustainability, governance integrity, implementation feasibility and equity outcomes of these approaches. Results. Drawing from primary policy documents, the study finds that UHC1 provides the most feasible and constitutionally aligned pathway for realising UHC. UHC2, by way of contrast, is least likely to be implemented, with design features that deviate substantially from the principle of subsidiarity. UHC0, the status quo option, also incorporates severe deviations from the principle of subsidiarity and is likely to perpetuate systemic inequity and poor outcomes. Importantly, continued attempts to implement UHC2 effectively converge on UHC0, with the result that UHC0 is likely to continue indefinitely unless revised toward UHC1. Conclusion. Of the three options, UHC1, as envisaged in the 1990s, remains the most viable approach to deepen UHC, with UHC2 unlikely to achieve any key UHC goals owing to design weaknesses that deviate from the principle of subsidiarity and financial constraints. Attempts to implement UHC2, thereby obstructing the implementation of key aspects of UHC1, defaults the health system to the residual UHC0 approach – which lacks any strategic vision for deepening UHC.

Women’s Right Of Maintenance: Role Of Judiciary

2025-06-06

Anjali , Madhu Bala | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

The right to maintenance is a crucial safeguard for women, ensuring economic support and dignity, especially in cases of separation, divorce, or neglect. Under the new criminal law framework—Bharatiya Nagarik … The right to maintenance is a crucial safeguard for women, ensuring economic support and dignity, especially in cases of separation, divorce, or neglect. Under the new criminal law framework—Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, which replaces the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973—this right is preserved and continues to provide a secular, accessible remedy for women irrespective of religion or personal law. Section 144 of the BNSS, corresponding to the old Section 125 CrPC, retains the provision for maintenance to wives (including divorced wives), children, and parents. This reflects the continuity of the state's commitment to social justice and gender equality. The judiciary continues to play a pivotal role in interpreting and enforcing maintenance rights, ensuring that procedural changes under the new law do not dilute substantive entitlements. Courts have consistently upheld that maintenance is not a matter of charity but a fundamental right linked to Article 21 of the Constitution—right to life with dignity.