INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL STANDARDS OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Gender equality and human rights approaches to female genital mutilation: a review of international human rights norms and standards

Two hundred million girls and women in the world are estimated to have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), and another 15 million girls are at risk of experiencing it by 2020 in high prevalence countries (UNICEF, 2016. Female genital mutilation/cutting: a global concern. 2016). Despite decades of concerted efforts to eradicate or abandon the practice, and the increased need for clear gui...

Social Standards in International Trade

Combating Illegal Organ Transplantation Under International Human Rights Law

Despite the fact that the concepts of organ transplantation and organ trafficking seem two completely distinct categories at first glance, sometimes they overlap with each other. This is especially in cases in which organ transplantation occurs from one country to another and for a financial exchange. There are two general indicators for determining the distinction between organ transplantation...

THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY Project on Social Control and Human Rights Research Paper (Final Draft) PUBLIC HEALTH & SOCIAL CONTROL: IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

1. On April 24, 2009 the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it had received reports from the United States and Mexico about a new form of swine influenza, Type A (H1N1). Although the confirmed cases in the United States were relatively mild, the reports from Mexico were more alarming. Fifty-nine individuals, most of whom had been young and healthy, were dead in Mexico City alone.1 A...

Responsibility of International Companies in Cases of Violation of Human Rights Obligations

Background and Aim: The approach of human rights activists is focused on making the issues and points related to the observance of human rights or its violation the responsibility of international companies. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the responsibility of international companies in cases of violation of human rights obligations in societies. Materials and Methods: ...