Global Campus Human Rights Journal: Recent submissions
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Global Campus Human Rights Journal, Volume 2 No 1
(Global Campus, 2018-10)Global Campus Human Rights Journal (Human Rights Journal) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, published under the auspices of the Global Campus of Human Rights as an open-access on-line journal. -
Editorial
(Global Campus, 2018-10)This is the third issue of the Global Campus Human Rights Journal. It consists of five articles of a general nature, covering a diversity of geographic and thematic concerns, and five reviews of recent regional developments ... -
Citizen agency, human rights and economic development in the context of populism and new democratic leadership models in Latin America
(Global Campus, 2018-10)This article reviews the concepts of governance and governability in light of the emergence of new leadership models at the turn of the century and after the 1990s in Latin America. The article reviews the challenges ... -
Sustainability of food systems: The role of legal and policy frameworks
(Global Campus, 2018-10)Food plays a critical role in human life for sustenance, nutrition, cultural expression and socio-economic development. It is, therefore, imperative that food production, processing and consumption systems are managed ... -
Freedom of religion and the securitisation of religious identity: An analysis of proposals impacting on freedom of religion following terrorist attacks in Flanders
(Global Campus, 2018-10)This article develops an adapted, discourse theory-based framework of securitisation theory to assess possible violations of the human right to freedom of religion. The relevance of this framework is illustrated by ... -
The development of Uganda’s military justice system and the right to a fair trial: Old wine in new bottles?
(Global Campus, 2018-10)Abstract: Justice demands that all organs and persons that exercise judicial power should adhere to the standards comprised in the right to a fair trial. In the last two decades, many countries have introduced reforms ... -
The forced displacement of indigenous peoples in Colombia
(Global Campus, 2018-10)The creation of more than seven million internally-displaced persons and the subsequent territorial expropriation in the context of the internal armed conflict in Colombia constitute both a humanitarian and a human rights ... -
Human rights and democracy in the Arab World in 2017: Hopeless within, doomed abroad
(Global Campus, 2018-10)Abstract: This article, which gives an overview of the situation pertaining to human rights and democracy in the Arab world during 2017, deals with the situation in nine countries. These countries represent a varied ... -
Challenges to the EU in 2017: Brexit implementation, populism, and the renewed attempt at advancing the social dimension of the European integration project
(Global Campus, 2018-10)Over the last decade, the European Union has faced a number of challenges, several of which have also dominated the regional political climate during 2017. For the first time in history, one of its member states is leaving ... -
Selected developments in human rights and democratisation during 2017: Sub-Saharan Africa
(Global Campus, 2018-10)Abstract: This article reviews selected developments in human rights and democratisation in sub-Saharan African during 2017. It discusses the presidential elections held in Kenya, Liberia, Angola, Rwanda and Somalia/ ... -
Selected regional developments in human rights and democratisation in the Asia Pacific during 2017: ‘Diverse region with divergent stance’
(Global Campus, 2018-10)Abstract: With the human rights situation in the Asia-Pacific region characterised by clashes resulting from religious and ethnic extremism, challenges to free speech, and attacks on women and lesbian, gay, bisexual ... -
Regional perspectives on democratisation of Eastern Partnership countries
(Global Campus, 2018-10)Interest in studies and measurements of democracy and human rights in terms of globalisation and regional cooperation has extended beyond the academic context, reflecting the features of government policies and ... -
Global Campus Human Rights Journal, Volume 1 No 2
(Global Campus, 2017-12)Global Campus Human Rights Journal (Human Rights Journal) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, published under the auspices of the Global Campus of Human Rights as an open-access on-line journal. -
Editorial
(Global Campus, 2017-12)This is the second issue of the first volume of the Global Campus Human Rights Journal. It consists of three parts: a part containing articles of a general nature; a part consisting of articles all centred around a special ... -
Socio-economic development and resource redistribution as tools for conflict prevention and post-conflict peace building in fragile societies: A comparative analysis of Burundi and Rwanda
(Global Campus, 2017-12)Sub-Saharan Africa has experienced a myriad of conflicts since the end of the Cold War. Many of these conflicts have lasted for long periods, leading to massive violations of human rights and creating general human suffering. ... -
Human rights violations in the ChevronTexaco case, Ecuador: Cultural genocide?
(Global Campus, 2017-12)This article discusses the Chevron contamination case in Ecuador with the aim of illustrating the scope of the human rights violations suffered by the affected indigenous communities. The contribution is inserted into a ... -
Intractable conflicts in Africa: The international response to the Darfur and South Sudan crises
(Global Campus, 2017-12)This article considers the intractable conflicts and human rights situations in Darfur, Sudan and South Sudan, respectively, against the international responses they elicited. Intractable conflicts are conflicts that have ... -
Editorial of special focus: Securitisation and its impact on human rights and human security
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Introduction to Global Classroom on Securitisation
(Global Campus, 2017-12)The Global Classroom on ‘Securitisation and the Impact on Human Rights and Democracy: Human Security in a Time of Insecurity’, organised by the Institute for Human Rights and Peace Studies at Mahidol University in Bangkok ... -
State security, securitisation and human security in Africa: The tensions, contradictions and hopes for reconciliation
(Global Campus, 2017-12)External actors have predominantly driven the securitisation agenda in Africa with the architecture traceable to Africa’s immediate post-independence past. This article theorises about a double-faced securitisation process ...
