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Selected developments in human rights and democratisation in sub-Saharan Africa during 2019
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)This article reviews selected developments in human rights and democratisation in sub-Saharan Africa during 2019. It contextualises the withdrawal of Tanzania from the optional declaration under article 34(6) of the ... -
Redressing language-based exclusion and punishment in education and the Language Friendly School initiative
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)Despite decades of scientific literature showing the benefits of multilingual programmes that allow children to learn through their mother tongue, millions of children around the world continue to be denied the right to ... -
Editorial
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)This volume of the Global Campus Human Rights Journal consists of three parts. The first part, ‘Special focus: Selected developments in the area of children’s rights’, is the first time the Journal devotes special ... -
Rethinking the façade of decentralisation under the 1996 Constitution of Cameroon
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)The 1996 Constitution of Cameroon tried to put in place a decentraliased system of government in order to accommodate Cameroon’s diverse communities. The constitutional and political evolution from the colonial era up ... -
Rohingya children in Bangladesh: Safeguarding their health-related rights in relation to the available healthcare system
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)As at March 2020 Bangladesh hosted approximately 859 160 Rohingya people of which 54 per cent were children. The magnitude of their health problems is undeniable and uncertainty about the consequences of these health ... -
Editorial of special focus: Selected developments in the area of children’s rights
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)The thirtieth anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) represented an occasion for many in the field to take stock, reflecting on achievements and challenges of children’s rights advocacy ... -
Global Campus Human Rights Journal, Volume 4 No 1
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)This volume of the Global Campus Human Rights Journal consists of three parts. The first part, ‘Special focus: Selected developments in the area of children’s rights’, is the first time the Journal devotes special attention ... -
A contradictory 2019 in the Arab world: The heralds of a second Arab Spring in times of increased vulnerability and upgraded authoritarianism
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)During the year 2019 mass mobilisations broke out throughout the Arab region, with protestors calling for regime change and denouncing mismanagement, corruption and the lack of basic services and human rights in countries ... -
The Third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child: Preliminary case law assessment for the effective promotion and protection of children’s rights
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)On the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the locus standi of the child could be considered among its key elements. CRC has also been strengthened by ... -
Selected regional developments in human rights and democratisation in the Asia Pacific during 2019: Prospects turned into plights
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)The international community marking the anniversaries of international organisations and treaty bodies, along with the realisation of human rights bolstered by technology, opened windows for upholding human rights and ... -
Children’s rights to privacy in times of emergency: The case of Serbia in relation to internet education technologies
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)In the digital era the privacy of children has become an issue of particular importance. With the spread of COVID-19 many schools turned to online education, causing this vulnerable group of internet users to be more ... -
Children’s rights budgeting and social accountability: Children’s views on its purposes, processes and their participation
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)Children’s rights budgeting is an international human rights priority and the focus of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s 2016 General Comment on Public Budgeting for the Realisation of Children’s Rights. ... -
Procedural precarity: An examination of Canadian immigration policy and practice in relation to immigrant youth
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)All newcomers, regardless of age, face a compounded variety of barriers, risks and challenges that are exacerbated by their immigrant status. However, newcomer youths face some of these same issues with heightened vul ... -
European populism in the European Union: Results and human rights impacts of the 2019 parliamentary elections
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)Populism is a problem neither unique nor new to Europe. However, a number of crises within the European Union, such as the ongoing Brexit crisis, the migration crisis, the climate crisis and the rise of illiberal regimes ... -
Editorial of special focus: Selected developments in the area of children deprived of liberty
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)The UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty (2019) unequivocally regards the detention of children as a form of structural violence. It not only leaves children stigmatised and marginalised for life, but also ... -
Editorial
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)This volume of the Global Campus Human Rights Journal consists of three parts. The first part is a ‘Special focus: Selected developments in the area of children’s rights’. This is the second occasion on which the Journal ... -
Recent regional developments in human rights and democratisation in South-East Europe during 2019
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)The region of South-East Europe (SEE) continues to be marked by competitive authoritarian regimes. This article employs a dynamic understanding of competitive authoritarianism that places the emphasis on a movement of ... -
Migration related detention of children in Southern Africa: Developments in Angola, Malawi and South Africa
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)This article examines the laws and practices in Angola, Malawi and South Africa regarding the migration-related detention of children in light of international human rights standards. Detaining a migrant child is in ... -
Human rights and democratisation during 2019: The case of Armenia, Georgia and Moldova
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)The three countries discussed in the article, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Georgia and the Republic of Moldova, have all witnessed developments and experienced weaknesses as far as human rights and democracy ... -
Armed conflict and national security depriving children of liberty in the MENA region: Case studies and good practices
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020)The UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty outlines various pathways to detention in the contexts of armed conflicts and national security. A particular focus of this article falls on a comparative study ...
