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Emerging Paradigms of Protection for 'Second Generation' Human Rights

Woods, Jeanne M. - 2013

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Human Rights Impact Assessment in the Context of Biofuels : Addressing the Human Right to Food and the Human Right to Water

Haugen, Hans Morten - 2015

The original mandate of the UN Special Representative on business and human rights said that he should 'develop materials and methodologies for undertaking human rights impact assessments.' Since then, tools for human rights impact assessment (HRIA) have developed by different actors. This...

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Protecting the Public Trust and Human Rights in the Great Lakes

Scanlan, Melissa K. - 2013

take Great Lakes trust water out of the public commons "without paying for it" and export it around the world. This does … not mean, however, that the Great Lakes governments turn their collective backs on areas of the world suffering severe … Agreement of 2005 that aims to fulfill the states' duties as trustees of this world-class resource …

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Patents, Biotechnology and Human Rights : The Preservation of Biodiverse Resources for Future Generations

Abbott, Frederick M. - 2014

this subject is on the active agenda of the WTO TRIPS Council, and it is being considered at the World Intellectual …

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TRIPS and Human Rights : Preliminary Reflections

Abbott, Frederick M. - 2014

an overwhelming part of the world's public perceives a situation as unjust, and expresses its concern, that shared …

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‘Re-Righting Business’ : John Ruggie and the Struggle to Develop International Human Rights Standards for Transnational Firms

Aaronson, Susan Ariel - 2015

As the major players in globalization, firms often operate in states where human rights may not be respected. Without direct intent, firms may be complicit in human rights violations. In 2008, John Ruggie, the UN Special Representative on business and human rights, developed a framework for...

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Land Rights Issues in International Human Rights Law

Wickeri, Elisabeth; Kalhan, Anil - 2011

Up to one quarter of the world’s population is estimated to be landless, including 200 million people living in rural …

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The World Trade Organization and Human Rights : The Role of Principles of Good Governance

Jägers, Nicola - 2015

Over the past decade the World Trade Organization (WTO) has increasingly become the whipping post of those that … criticize globalization. There have been violent expressions of this critique on the streets of cities around the world. But the …

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Protection of Public Interests Through a Human Rights Framework in the TRIPS Agreement : Realities and Challenges

Islam, Mohammad Towhidul - 2020

Proponents of the TRIPS Agreement hold that IP rights qualify as human rights since they have moral standing and developmental value to assist the enjoyment of other rights. However, the author argues that IP rights take on protectionist trade implications and monopolistic ownership traits...

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Trade Sanctions, Human Rights and Multinational Corporations : The EU-ACP Context

Amao, Olufemi O. - 2009

Significant numbers of multinational corporations ("MNCs") from the European Union ("EU") operate in the African, Caribbean and Pacific ("ACP") countries. The ACP countries are attractive operational bases because of the enormous availability of raw materials, low cost of labour, and favourable...

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