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The extraterritorial human rights obligations of Japan in regard to Fukushima nuclear contaminated water [PDF]

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
This article adopts a human rights approach to observe Japan’s policy on releasing nuclear contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean. It aims to provide a new discourse for stakeholders to push Japan to deal with Fukushima’s water in a responsible way ...
Liang Yu, Weizhuo Xu
exaly   +4 more sources

Extraterritorial Applicability of International Obligations of States in the Field of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights [PDF]

Faṣlnāmah-i Pizhūhish-i Huqūq-i ̒Umūmī, 2017
International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights draws the content of international obligations of states parties to the Covenant in article 2.
ehsan javid, Saber Niavarani
doaj   +2 more sources

Basis of International Human Rights Commitment in US unilateral sanctions against Iran [PDF]

حقوق بشر, 2022
Unilateral US sanctions against Iran aimed at changing the behavior or change of the political system of the Islamic Republic of Iran have directly and indirectly led to the violation of Iranian human rights, and in particular to the challenge of ...
Amir Maghami
doaj   +1 more source

The Sharing of Abhorrent Violent Materials Act: The realities and implications of Australia’s new laws regulating social media companies

Bond Law Review, 2021
On 15 March 2019, a Facebook Live video was broadcast from Christchurch, New Zealand, documenting a terror attack which resulted in the death of fifty-one people.
Jasmine Valcic
doaj   +1 more source

The Legal Liability of Transnational Corporations: Between Extraterritorial Obligations of States and Universal Justice

Revista Internacional de Derechos Humanos, 2021
The paper focuses on the possibilities of accountability of transnational companies, which operate in a “value chain” in different States and jurisdictions around the world.
Jânia Maria Lopes Saldanha, Lucas Paulo Orlando de Oliveira   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS: A NEW INSTRUMENT TO ADDRESS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

Espaço Jurídico, 2015
The article discusses the adoption of the new Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as a means to obtain redress for violations against economic, social and cultural rights in the international sphere ...
Christian Courtis
doaj   +1 more source

ASPECTS REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF THE NORMS OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW IN THE SETTLEMENT OF THE TRANSNISTRIA, ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA CONFLICTS [PDF]

Moldoscopie, 2020
The fact that an international legal regime, especially an expansive legal regime, can be considered to be applicable in the regions of Transnistria, Abkhazia and South Ossetia is all the more significant, given the status of the regions as de facto ...
Alexander KURTSKHALIA
doaj   +1 more source

Finnish Children or ‘Cubs of the Caliphate’?Jurisdiction and State ‘Response-ability’ in Human Rights Law, Private International Law and the Finnish Child Welfare Act

Oslo Law Review, 2020
This article examines the legal position of children of families allegedly associated with Daesh (ISIL/ISIS) who are currently detained in refugee camps in Syria. The analysis is based on a review of consular legislation, human rights obligations and the
Sanna Mustasaari
doaj   +1 more source

Extraterritorial Human Rights Obligations in the Area of Climate Change: Why the European Union Should Take Them Seriously

European Papers
(Series Information) European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, 2024 9(2), 479-511 | Article | (Table of Contents) I. Introduction. – II. EU climate policy and its impacts on third countries and persons living therein. – II.1.
Chiara Tea Antoniazzi
doaj   +1 more source

Human Rights Due Diligence Policies Applied to Extraterritorial Cooperation to Prevent “Irregular” Migration: European Union and United Kingdom Support to Libya

German Law Journal, 2020
Extraterritorial cooperation—including by providing funds, equipment, training, and technical support—has become central to policies aimed at preventing access of refugees and “irregular” migrants to particular countries and regions.
Carla Ferstman
doaj   +1 more source