Search results for "Human right"

The Understanding of Human Rights and Rule of Law from the Perspective of Kohlberg’s Theory

2015

Human rights, democracy and the rule of law are considered to be the foundations of the normative order of modern societies (Habermas, 1996). Even though the universal validity of human rights is often criticized, they represent an ethical minimum consensus of the global society as conventions on human rights have been ratified by more than 150 states.

Derecho natural y derechos humanos: síntesis práctica y complementariedad teórica

1998

En este artículo se argumentan los siguientes puntos: 1. El lenguaje de los derechos humanos surge en Occidente en sintonía con la subjetivización de la idea de derecho iniciada a finales de la Edad Media. En ello se advierte sin dificultad la diferencia existente entre las modernas declaraciones de derechos humanos, y la doctrina clásica del derecho natural, que era una doctrina eminentemente práctica, integrada en la virtud de la justicia 2. Una fundamentación consistente de los derechos humanos en la idea de dignidad debe remitir necesariamente bien a un plano trascendental bien a un plano ontológico. Por su parte, el esclarecimiento de la idea de dignidad permite profundizar en la natur…

AlfonsBrüning and Evertvan derZweerde (eds.), Orthodox Christianity and Human Rights (Eastern Christian Studies 13), Leuven; Paris; Walpole, Mass.: P…

2013

El inicio de la vida humana y el alcance de su protección jurídica en la jurisprudencia europea e internacional

2014

The international human rights treaties recognize the right to life, but most of them do not determine if the unborn is within its scope and what the degree of protection. Given this lack of specificity, the interpretation and application of this fundamental right by its supervisory bodies is particularly important. The analysis of existing case law about it - mainly from Europe - will enable us to contribute to the definition of subjective and objective scope of the protection of the unborn.

Human Rights Obligations of Non-State Actors – By Andrew Clapham

2008

Is the Distinction between State Continuity and State Succession Reality or Fiction?

2001

Israel State, Genocide and Thana-Capitalism

2019

The term “genocide” was originally coined by Lemkin just after the horrendous crimes committed against innocent civilians in Nazi Germany. At that moment, the SS officials disposed of a systemic rationalized system of death which was oriented to domesticate and eradicate the “inferior” or the undesired “Other”. The concentration camps were space of torture, violence, death and mourning that marked the state of Israel forever. Today things have changed a lot, and the state of Israel is accused of violating the human rights in Palestine. While we review the discussion of senior lecturers such as Slavoj Žižek, Richard Bernstein, Norman Finkelstein and Yakov Rabkin, we reconstruct the philosoph…

Corporate Social Responsibility: A Survey of the Italian SA8000 Certified Companies

2005

Today’s society requires companies to act more and more effectively for the general good, by respecting human rights and the environment. Innovative and enlightened companies try to meet this need through the adoption of several initiatives. Accordingly, the International Standard Organisation is now working on attempts to unify these initiatives and to formulate an internationally recognised standard, providing guidance to companies on social responsibility. Currently the SA8000 international standard is the most often used tool – based on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) philosophy – which guarantees the respect of fundamental workers’ rights. Since 2003, Italy holds the world record…

Disclosure Alignment and Transparency Signaling in CSR Reports

2014

This chapter investigates companies' disclosure alignment and transparency signaling within the 2011 CSR annual reports of 36 U.S. firms in the Global Forbes 2000. DICTION 6.0 was used for the text analysis. The study found that CSR reports are fairly similar to corporate financial annual reports but can be classified more accurately as a hybrid discourse with normative elements matching genres emanating from science, business, government, religion, and social movements. Despite the relatively short time that CSR reports have been in existence, this chapter provides evidence that CSR reporting has become institutionalized quickly. The measures of transparency signaling and disclosure alignm…

Å leve et menneskeverdig liv - Martha Nussbaums globale helseetikk

2015

Nylig igangsatte FN Post-2015, sin nye utviklingsagenda. Sentralt er en global kamp for bedret helse, hvor det å leve et menneskeverdig liv står i sentrum. Imidlertid er forståelsen av selve helsebegrepet omstridt. Noen mener at det bør knyttes an til jus og menneskerettigheter, mens andre foreslår etikk og menneskeverd. Dette hviler i sin tur på motstridende menneskesyn i den globale helseetiske diskursen, nemlig mennesket som enten autonomt eller avhengig. I artikkelen analyserer jeg denne debatten ut fra det jeg hevder er Martha Nussbaums globale helseetikk, som baseres på hennes kapabilitetstilnærming så vel som begrep om ‘helse som livskvalitet’. Min konklusjon er at Nussbaums normativ…