With the advancement of artificial intelligence and humanoid robotics and an ongoing debate between human rights and rule of law, moral philosophers, legal and political scientists are facing difficulties to answer the questions like, “Do humanoid robots have same rights as of humans and if...

This chapter discusses equality, resilience and sustainability. This is undertaken in relation to their interlinkages, in the light of the Covid-19 syndrome; it also makes proposals for the creation of more equal economies. The chapter considers class, gender and also racial inequalities in...

In their hypothesis published in IJHPM, Lisa Forman and colleagues examined the prominence of the right to health and sexual and reproductive health rights (as well as related language) in four of the key reports that fed into the process of negotiating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)....

Introduction: Human rights and the environment -- What Greenpeace and Amnesty International are learning from each other -- Individuals: the traditional human rights focus -- Communities: local people fighting for their environments -- Countries: injustices across borders -- The human rights...

This article analyses the Tripartite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy of the International Labour Organization. It argues that given the current lack of a legally binding international document on human rights obligations of corporations, the focus...

How can foreign direct investment contribute to fulfil the right to development and realize some of the UN Sustainable Development Goals? The chapter consider this question by focusing on the role of international law and intergovernmental institutions that deal with three aspects of foreign...

This report describes the increasing attention paid to the relationship between climate change and human rights in recent years, reviews the effects of climate change on the full enjoyment of human rights and outlines the application of human rights obligations to climate-related actions. The...

Necessary Evil is a penetrating investigation of the incredible impact the financial system has on human rights. The machinations of Wall Street can make or break people's lives on Main Street or No Street, and yet today we have lost control of finance, and finance has lost our trust. Necessary...