International human rights law

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experts, international human rights bodies and United Nations conferences and meetings for all the wrong reasons. There are countless claims and warnings of breaches of international law and convention by Australian immigration officials, with many legal experts labelling Australian policies as harsh. For decades Australian policies have ignored these outcries but in light of recent public awareness it is time for change in Australian constitution. Claims by international groups such as human…

Oloyede Demilade International Relations Finals Borders between states have affected, and continue to affect, people’s lives in different ways according to their citizenship, economic status, ethnic background and so on. Borders are a huge concern in international politics, in such that international migration has moved to the top of the international security agenda. Should borders be open to everyone? This paper explores the issue of border politics and why such issues exists. It deals…

through TNCs that, in an effort to maximize profit, move to developing countries. Among the attractions to TNCs of such regions are lax environmental regulations and what amounts to tolerance of human rights violations. TNCs have increased the rate of man-made environmental destruction and concomitant harm to humans. Indigenous groups are often affected the most severely; their sustainable lifestyle becomes impossible as natural resources are decimated by TNCs. Host countries often do not have…

The topic concerning global human rights has served as a spark, initiating many instances of heated debate and provoking great controversy. While many episodes of insufficient progress are often portrayed in the media and other informational platforms; there are actually a great deal more successes eluding the majority of the world’s population in regards to securing human rights. Specifically, the international community is, in fact, making substantial leaps in the right direction toward the…

Human Rights Watch The International Non-Governmental Organization I have chosen is named Human Rights Watch (HRW), which is a non-profit institution that was established in 1978 with its headquarters located in New York City. Human Rights Watch has approximately 400 staff members of “human rights professionals” (Human Rights Watch, 2015) disbursed throughout the world that include “country specialists, lawyers, journalists, advocates, and academics of diverse backgrounds and nationalities”…

need of change in Australia's policy on this matter. Although in recent times, there have been a several changes made. However, with a country that has such strict immigration law and policy for refugees like Australia, this report reveals the contradictions between Australian's legal system with the UN policy of human rights; and research also shows that the attempt made has not been enough on gaining remarkable progress. In recent years, countries that are suffering war and poverty like…

The Middle East is notorious for its human rights violations, and Jordan is no exception in concern to basic civil rights such as freedom of speech. Although Jordan does have some democratic processes, it is primarily a monarchy where the king ultimately decided the law, and in a increasingly democratic world, monarchy is maintained by suppressing the people. The government, at the control of the king, has passed legislation that authorizes placing limits on civil liberties as well as offering…

holder on International Politics from Pennsylvania State University and who spent a couple of years in the Middle East, Melinda Maule asserted that “we completely overlook the human rights and other abuses committed by countries like Saudi, Israel, Egypt, and Turkey in order to build strategic military alliances (realism is a dangerous and self-fulfilling prophecy)” (Maule Personal Interview). Many countries which are considered as United States allies in the world have bad records in human…

to move within other classes. Discrimination is prevalent in both countries and laws have been created and amended to protect those discriminated against, internationally and nationally. Unlike the United States Equal Rights Amendment and International Human Rights, India’s jurisprudence…