The protection of children’s rights under international law from a Namibian perspective Oliver C Ruppel I dedicate this article to all the children under the Namibian sun and stars and in particular to my lovely children Franziska Freyja Nicolette and Sophia Emma Antoinette Mandisa Introduction International provisions relating to the protection of children’s rights exist within various legal systems. For the purpose of this chapter‚ these legal systems are subdivided into three levels
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it so hard to identify rights that are truly truly universal? It is possible that there is no such thing as rights that are Universal. Rights usually have a cultural context. Philosophers have thought‚ spoken and written about human rights for thousands of years‚ but it is only in comparative recent years that these rights have been codified. Since the Second World War the major document embodying aspirations on human rights is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The murder of millions
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What do human rights have to do with HIV and AIDS? Human rights are inextricably linked with the spread and impact of HIV on individuals and communities around the world. A lack of respect for human rights fuels the spread and exacerbates the impact of the disease‚ while at the same time HIV undermines progress in the realisation of human rights. This link is apparent in the disproportionate incidence and spread of the disease among certain groups which‚ depending on the nature of the epidemic and
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The Right to Die 1. Introduction Why has the right to die initiated such a vigorous debate among philosophers‚ lawyers and doctors? The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution states "No State shell deprive any person of life‚ liberty or property‚ without due process of law." [1] However‚ how does one define life? Even more so‚ how do we define a life worth living? Does the right to privacy give the individual freedom to choose even on issues concerning the termination of his own life? Or
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MADHYA PRADESH HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION SUMMER INTERNSHIP -2012 TOPIC: HUMAN RIGHTS- RIGHT TO FOOD ACKNOWLEDGMENT I owe a great many thanks to a great many people who helped and supported me during the preparation of this project. My deepest thanks to the Deputy Secretary Mr. Kuldeep Jain‚ the guide of the project for guiding and correcting various documents of my research with due attention and care. He has taken to go through the project and make necessary changes as and when needed
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Women’s Rights and Human Rights This paper seeks to investigate women’s rights on a global basis. I will review several articles‚ the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDW) and UN Resolution 1325 to try to discover commonalities and links to the repression of women and the ingredients for the fulfillment of women’s rights. The first article‚ The Political Repression of Women‚ by Conway Henderson‚ is an excellent study and good cross section analysis
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Animal Rights “What is man without the beast? If the beast were gone‚ man would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beast soon happens to man” (Chief Seattle). While much has been done to protect animals‚ it is nowhere near what needs to be done to secure their inhabitance on earth and give them their rights. Animals have nerves so they can feel pain and they do suffer so is it right to put them through that by experimenting on them? Additionally if more of the
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Children and Young Peoples Rights: Provision‚ Protection and Participation Assessment One The Children Scotland Act sets out the Rights of all children in Scotland and the responsibility of parents and those legally caring for a child. The Act also covers duties and procedures for public organisations such as Local Councils and Social Work Departments and Children’s Hearing System involved in promoting children’s welfare. The Act puts children first and states the rights of each child to basic
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had realised the importance of rights and demanded that the British rulers should respect rights of the people. The Constitution listed the rights that would be specially protected and called them ‘fundamental rights’.These rights are defined in part III of Indian constitution The word fundamental suggests that these rights are so important that the Constitution has separately listed them and made special provisions for their protection. The Fundamental Rights are so important that the Constitution
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viability and rights In the 1973 case Roe v. Wade‚ the Supreme Court proclaimed the unborn are not legally defined as people. However‚ the court also allows states to restrict access to abortions where fetuses are viable‚ this means potentially capable to survive outside the womb on their own. Pro-choice supporters argument that you cannot have two entities with equal rights in one body. As a woman and a pro-choice supporter I believe giving rights to an embryo cancels out the mother ’s right to life
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