British Economic Aid Policy and International Human Rights: A Comparative Analysis of Conservative and Labour Policies in the 1970s

1985 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Alex Cunliffe
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Economic Aid ◽  
International Human ◽  
Aid Policy

Setting the Scene

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Lawson ◽  
Lisa Waddington
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Domestic Courts ◽  
International Human

This chapter introduces the book and provides important context for all the subsequent chapters. In particular, it explains the aim of the research presented in the book and situates it within the emerging literature on comparative international (human rights) law, as well as the literature on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It also sets out the methodology used and explains how the book is structured, with jurisdiction-specific chapters, and chapters providing comparative analysis across jurisdictions illuminating the differences and similarities in the interpretation and use of the CRPD by domestic courts and judges.

scholarly journals Critical Analysis of Refugee Protection in South Asia

Refuge ◽  
2001 ◽  
pp. 6-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veerabhadran Vijayakumar..
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
Judicial Decisions ◽  
Refugee Protection ◽  
International Human

Many countries in Asia and all the countries in South Asia have not acceded to the Refugee Convention of 1951 or the Protocol of 1967 in spite of the fact that a large number of refugees come from this region. The reasons for not ratifying them are not clear even though many international human rights instruments have been ratified by many of them. The probable reasons for not ratifying the Refugee Conventionor the Protocol, the lack of any regional approach or national legislation to address the problem, the contribution made by the international community to the crises in this region, nature of protection, the extent of rights available to the refugees and a brief comparison between the Northern and Southern perspectives have also been explained. Some of the important judicial decisions from India have been relied upon to appreciate the developments. This article concludes by emphasizing that through a comparative analysis of both the Northern and Southern perspectives relating to the protection of refugees, each can benefit from the experiences of the other, improve and build a scheme to care for the millions of refugees as well as others of concern in the new millennium.

Addressing the compliance gap? UN initiatives to benchmark the human rights performance of states and corporations

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 925-945 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAMES HARRISON ◽  
SHARIFAH SEKALALA
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Global Governance ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Business And Human Rights ◽  
International Human ◽  
Guiding Principles ◽  
Human Rights Norms

AbstractThis article examines under what conditions benchmarking and associated measurement initiatives produced by UN human rights actors could, and should, play a role in promoting compliance with international human rights norms. It is organised around a comparative analysis of UN benchmarking initiatives for states and corporations. With regard to states, the article argues that ideological misgivings and technical limitations have so far triumphed over aspirations that indicators and benchmarks might play a significant role in increasing compliance with international human rights norms. With regard to corporations, we find that measuring human rights performance has been framed by the recent UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights using a much more expansive and less quantitative set of benchmarks. These latter benchmarks do not appear to be creating conditions under which the human rights performance of corporations is effectively interrogated, and as a result there is a danger of superficial legitimation. Comparative analysis of these two initiatives reveals some of the tensions inherent in utilising benchmarking in transnational efforts to achieve human rights compliance. It also allows us to contribute to broader debates about the quantification of performance and its potential and limitations as a tool of global governance.

scholarly journals The Horizontal Effect of International Human Rights Law in Practice

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lottie Lane
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
United Nations ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Limited Evidence ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Treaty Monitoring ◽  
International Human ◽  
State Actors

This article critically examines whether, and how, five United Nations human rights treaty monitoring bodies deal with situations in which human rights have been interfered with by non-State actors. The article uses the concepts of ‘direct’ and ‘indirect’ horizontal effect of international human rights law. An in-depth comparative analysis reviews the monitoring bodies’ general comments and views on individual communications from the bodies’ establishment until August 2017. The analysis identifies very limited evidence of ‘direct’, and two main kinds of ‘indirect’ horizontal effect of human rights applied by the bodies. First, it finds that while the bodies do engage with the ways in which non-State actors can interfere with human rights, they predominantly focus on the positive and procedural obligations of States. Second, it finds that where non-State actors are sufficiently ‘State-like’ in their nature and actions, they may be re-categorised as public actors for the purposes of human rights.

Gulf Declaration of Human Rights (GDHR) Protection against Slavery: A Double-edged Sword

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-266
Author(s):  
Mustafa el-Mumin
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Gulf Cooperation Council ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
International Human ◽  
Human Rights Standards ◽  
Islamic Values

Abstract The Gulf Declaration of Human Rights (GDHR) is a regional human rights document that has largely evaded wide academic discourse. The substantive debate is primarily between Khalifa Alfadhel and the author: Alfadhel praises the GDHR for its attempt at reconciling Islamic values with international human rights law, whilst the author argues the GDHR is an intrinsically flawed and vapid document that does not cement human rights in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). This article seeks to strengthen the author’s argument, focusing on the GDHR’s protection against slavery through a case study of the GCC’s kafala system. Comparative analysis between the GDHR, domestic GCC legislation, Sharīʿah and international human rights standards will plainly show how the GDHR fails in its intended objectives. Ultimately, the article will provide opportunity for further discourse surrounding the GDHR and what steps could be necessary to elevate the document to one of substance.

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