While UN peacekeeping operations are in most cases confronted with a multitude of intertwined problems, this seems to be even worse in Africa. Operations on African soil have to react more than averagely to inter- as well as intrastate conflicts based upon ethnic tension, to conflicts starting...

Human rights are the expression of a specific social goal, that is: creating the legal, economic and social conditions under which persons all over the world can live a life worthy of human beings. See the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, using words such as quot;inherent dignityquot;...

The article addresses the function human rights instruments can have in the context of the fight against (extreme) poverty. Human rights law is no panacea for the intractable problem of poverty, but it can serve as a basis for, and complement to, social mobilization. The article deals with...

The question is often raised whether or not international trade should be linked to respect for human rights ('conditionality'). The paper discusses the peremptory character and universality of human rights (including the so-called 'Asian values') and the consequences thereof for, amongst other...

Human rights lawyers and human rights activists often hesitate or even hate to talk about human responsibilities and responsibilities (in short: duties). This is the case for obvious reasons, which can best be understood in light of the very beginning of the history of human rights, relating to...

The article addresses the role military commanders of UN Peacekeeping operations should play in cases of human rights violations taking place within their territorial jurisdiction. Its focus is upon human rights violations committed by warring parties, more specifically those violations of which...

So far, the relation between economics and human rights is not given very much attention. The present paper extensively deals with the manifold relations between the two fields, from the effects of world wide liberalisation of markets on human rights, to the economic root causes of conflicts,...

The Tilburg Guiding Principles on World Bank, IMF and Human Rights relate to human rights obligations for international financial institutions (like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund), link these legal obligations to the economic and political realities the organizations are...