Impact of the Awareness of Human Rights Violations among the Elderly on Their Sense of Social Discrimination: Focusing on the Mediating Effect of Volunteer Experience for the Elderly

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 67-73
Author(s):  
Jung-Hwa Lee ◽  
Yu-Hee Lee ◽  
Jung-Won Yun ◽  
Kyeung-Ae Jang
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
Social Discrimination

scholarly journals Factors of Dental Hygienists' Experiences Related to the Elderly that Affect the Perception of Human Rights Violations Against the Elderly: A Cross Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyeung-Ae Jang ◽  
Yu-Rin Kim
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Management ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
Dental Hygienists ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Korean Society ◽  
The Social

Abstract Background: Korean society has become an elderly society at an unprecedented rate, and the social and economic problems emerging in such a society are very serious. Good oral health is important for older people’s wellbeing and quality of life, and is essential for healthy ageing. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the effect of the elderly-related experiences of dental hygienists in charge of oral health on human rights violations against the elderly. Methods: This study was conducted through an IRB review at Silla University in Korea (No. 1041449-202012-HR-001). For about a month from February 1, 2021, the survey questionnaire was distributed to dental hygienists living in South Korea, and 153 people who accomplished and sent back the questionnaires were selected as the final subjects. Polyserial correlation analysis was performed to confirm the relevance of each factor, and multiple regression analysis was performed to identify the factors of elderly-related experiences that affect the perception of human rights violations against the elderly.Results: All three experiences related to the elderly were highly related to the perception of violations of financial human rights of the elderly (p<0.01). In addition, the experience of education related to the elderly showed a high perception of psychological violation of the human rights of the elderly (R=0.405, p<0.01), and the experience of volunteer activities related to the elderly showed a high perception of neglectful violations of human rights of the elderly (R=0.277, p<0.01). Conclusion: At this point in time when the number of the elderly is increasing, dental hygienists have to focus on specialized oral health management for the elderly that respects their human rights.

Social representations of human rights violations: Further evidence

2001 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alain Clémence ◽  
Thierry Devos ◽  
Willem Doise
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Questionnaire Study ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
High Tolerance ◽  
Individual Actions

Social representations of human rights violations were investigated in a questionnaire study conducted in five countries (Costa Rica, France, Italy, Romania, and Switzerland) (N = 1239 young people). We were able to show that respondents organize their understanding of human rights violations in similar ways across nations. At the same time, systematic variations characterized opinions about human rights violations, and the structure of these variations was similar across national contexts. Differences in definitions of human rights violations were identified by a cluster analysis. A broader definition was related to critical attitudes toward governmental and institutional abuses of power, whereas a more restricted definition was rooted in a fatalistic conception of social reality, approval of social regulations, and greater tolerance for institutional infringements of privacy. An atypical definition was anchored either in a strong rejection of social regulations or in a strong condemnation of immoral individual actions linked with a high tolerance for governmental interference. These findings support the idea that contrasting definitions of human rights coexist and that these definitions are underpinned by a set of beliefs regarding the relationships between individuals and institutions.

American and Canadian Civil Actions Alleging Human Rights Violations Abroad by Oil and Gas Companies

2008 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Horlick ◽  
Joe Cyr ◽  
Scott Reynolds ◽  
Andrew Behrman
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
Law Of Nations ◽  
Forum Non Conveniens ◽  
The Government ◽  
Oil And Gas Companies ◽  
Political Question ◽  
The U.S

Under the United States Alien Tort Statute, which permits non-U.S. citizens to bring lawsuits in U.S. courts for human rights violations that are violations of the law of nations, plaintiffs have filed claims against multinational oil and gas corporations for the direct or complicit commission of such violations carried out by the government of the country in which the corporation operated. In addition to exercising jurisdiction over U.S. corporations, U.S. courts have exercised jurisdiction in cases involving non-U.S. defendants for alleged wrongful conduct against non-U.S. plaintiffs committed outside the U.S.The exercise of jurisdiction by U.S. courts over non-U.S. defendants for alleged wrongful conduct against non-U.S. plaintiffs committed outside of the U.S. raises serious questions as to the jurisdictional foundation on which the power of U.S. courts to adjudicate them rests. Defences that foreign defendants can raise against the exercise of jurisdiction by the U.S. courts are an objection to the extraterritorial assertion of jurisdiction, the act of state doctrine, the political question doctrine, forum non conveniens, and the principle of comity. These defences are bolstered by the support of the defendant’s home government and other governments.

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