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Assessing the Efficacy of the Application of the new Mexican Law for Refugees and Subsidiary Protection 2011 Through the Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid (COMAR) in Relation to Asylum Seekers
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-06-13)In Mexico the governmental authority in charge of refugees and asylum seekers is the Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid (hereafter COMAR). In 1980, Mexico was the host country for numerous populations that were fleeing dictatorships in Central America. Therefore, the Mexican federal government established COMAR as the agency in charge of analyzing asylum claims and responding to refugee needs. Since ... -
Assessing the impact of forced displacement on communities in small island states : the case of the Chagossian tragedy
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-05-28)The dissertation is centred on a case study of a small community, called the Chagossians who were former inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago. They were forcibly displaced and relocated on the Islands of Seychelles and Mauritius between 1965 and 1973 by the UK and US governments to make way for the construction of a US military base. Numerous research conducted on the case has tended to focus mainly ... -
Asylum seekers in a fortified Europe: The case of Albania and the effects of structural violence on asylum seekers
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-05-23)The plight of migrants and refugees has been generating a lot of debates and it has continuously attracted attention of scholars and policy makers. A wide range of studies have contributed to our understanding to the root causes of migration however, various approaches and perspectives offer different insights worth to be considered. In terms of human rights; asylum seekers coming from war-torn ... -
Being private in the surveillance society : the concept of privacy in the age of terror, CCTV and electronic surveillance
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-05)Abstract: Defending the right to privacy is a growing concern in modern society as surveillance, as a formidable weapon in the “war on terror”, becomes more intrusive with every passing year. In order to effectively defend the right to privacy one must know what privacy actually is. Privacy does not have one universal definition, but is a concept that has evolved though varied socio-cultural ... -
Bolsa Familia Program: a case study of Brazil’s Conditional Cash Transfer Program and its concepts of poverty
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-05-23)Poverty has been considered the worst and most widespread human rights violation in the 20th century affecting millions of people. Many authors have tried to define poverty and several theories were created to conceptualize it. Despite sharing similar aspects, these theoretical streams do not form one single coherent theory of poverty. Rather they add to a complex multidimensional perspective of ... -
Challenges faced by NGOs in the political harsh climate of Zimbabwe : analysing the effects on sustainability and promotion of human rights.
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-05)Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have gained a very high status as the leading practitioners of development in Africa. African governments have reacted obscurely to the existence of these agencies. Although they recognise the economic resources NGOs can raise, they tend to resist the political pluralisation contingent to popular development action. This article describes the role of NGOs in ... -
Child labour and the violation of child rights : a case of child workers on tea and tobacco plantations in Malawi
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-05-28)The study attempts to determine the extent to which child labour constitutes a violation of child rights. The international documents, especially the CRC, depart from the universal conception of childhood, making children all over the world the same and deserving similar treatment, more so claiming their rights. Using the case of child workers on tea and tobacco estates in Malawi, it examines the ... -
Child labour in Bhutan : the challenges of implementing child rights in Bhutan
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-05-29)This dissertation attempts to contextualize the practice of child labour in Bhutan by examining various socio-economic and cultural aspects. By reviewing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, this dissertation looks into the policies, Acts and strategies adopted by the Royal Government of Bhutan in reducing child labour. It describes various characteristics of child labour in ... -
Child soldiers: rhetoric and realities : an examination of human rights organisational discourse on the issue of 'agency' and its implications on the best interests of the child
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-05)Recent peace processes have led to the demobilisation of tens of thousands of children from armed groups around the world. An understanding of the initial motivations and subsequent experiences of these children is crucial in ensuring that their needs are met once they are safe from harm. This understanding is largely informed by the work of international human rights organisations (HROs). While ... -
Clandestine activists : human rights activism for undocumented migrants : (a case study of a campaign of domestic workers in the Netherlands)
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-05-27)The emergence in the Netherlands of a campaign for recognition and rights of domestic workers, mostly undocumented migrants, is a highly unlikely event. Among other things, the Netherlands is not a party to the Convention on Migrant Workers and it has an aggressive policy against irregular migration centered on the denial of most social rights to undocumented migrants. The campaign of domestic ... -
The constitutionality ratification of the Statute of the Rome by El Salvador
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-06-13)El Salvador is one of the three Latin American countries that is still not part of the International Criminal Court. (ICC)The International Criminal Court is the first permanent criminal court, which main objective is to prosecute to those who have committed crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide and aggression. The ICC is laid down in the complementary principle. According to this ... -
The Controversy Of Homosexuality: A critical look at the issues that make legalizing homosexuality in Malawi difficult
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-05-22)Homosexuality still remains to be one of the most controversial issues in the world today. The United Nations and other human rights bodies have postulated that all laws that discriminate against people on the basis of their sexual orientation violate human rights. However, despite this, many countries around the world including Malawi still maintain laws that object to same-sex relationships. In ... -
Countering racism against 'visible minorities' in Ukraine : in search of a road-map for civil society : anticipatory reconnaissance
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-09-01)Civil society in Ukraine has been alarmed with the sudden surge of racist violence that was directed against individuals who differed from the majority in phenotype and started in 2006. NGOs and IOs concerned with the problem lobbied the Government to take measures aimed at outlawing racism and prosecuting perpetrators of racist violence. The Government established working groups and specialised ... -
CSR as a Tool to Prevent Gender-Based Discrimination. A Case Study of the Textile Export Industry in India
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-22)This thesis examines the ability of CSR as a tool in the efforts to reduce gender based discrimination in the textile industry in the Delhi area in India. This research focuses on the CSR work programs undertaken by foreign entities using the case study of the company Lindex. Given that discrimination occurs daily facilitated by embedded cultural structures this research questions how, and if, CSR ... -
A Decolonial African Feminist to Women's Political Participation in Zimbabwe
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-05-25)The question of women’s political participation is loaded, and has in some aspects been articulated as a problem of representation, bringing about strategies such as proportional representation in the form of quotas. In Zimbabwe this electoral gender quota has been implemented through reserving seats for women in the Parliament. The dilemma with this conceptualization is that in Zimbabwe and other ... -
Differential Treatment – The Road to Equality Paved with Discrimination? Case Study of Sharia Law and Gender Inequalities in Great Britain
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-06-05)The main question underpinning this research is the challenge of managing diversity in plural societies, especially when minority practices are incompatible with Western liberal values. The dilemma is whether to tolerate and even support minority practices in the form of differential treatment, or to equalize the rights of all citizens which could consequently infringe upon minorities’ cultural and ... -
Dynamics of law, organisation and morality in contemporary warfare : the right to life in the case of the Israeli military International Law Department
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-05)This thesis places at the centre of its attention the members of the International Law Department (ILD) of the Israeli military. Its point of departure is the 2008/2009 Israeli offensive in the Gaza strip, a military operation which caused extensive loss of lives. During this offensive, the Israeli military made unprecedented use of the ILD. This dissertation sets out to examine the dynamic processes ... -
Embedded Journalism and American Media Coverage of Civilian Casualties in Iraq
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-05-23)During the eight-year war in Iraq that lasted from March 2003 until December 2011, two kinds of journalists reported on the war, those who were with the military (embedded) and those who were not (unilateral). The embedding process, created by the Pentagon and implemented for the first time in Iraq, has been highly criticised and singled out as a key factor in the low American media coverage of ... -
THE ENVIRONMENT AS A SPACE FOR POWER-RELATED DISPUTES. Offshore oil exploration in New Zealand: A clash between corporate interests, governmental agenda and indigenous peoples’ rights
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-05-23)As new technologies are developed, the operations of extractive industries are increasingly affecting indigenous peoples’ lands and natural resources. Thus, the environment has become an essential element in conflicts involving companies, governments and indigenous peoples. The main aim of this dissertation is to study, mainly through discourse analysis, how these different actors construct a ... -
European Union Governance Response to Corporate Social Responsibility and the French Case Study
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-11-01)This dissertation explores the European Union (EU) strategy on corporate responsibility in relation to sustainability reports and due diligence processes in human rights. The focus is on the French position in the area, as it was the first member state to legislate on the duty of vigilance. The aim is to examine the interaction with the EU and the member states in this issue-area using France as a ...