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Globalización, Derechos Humanos Y Sociedad De La Información, Teresa M. G. Da Cunha Lopes
Globalización, Derechos Humanos Y Sociedad De La Información, Teresa M. G. Da Cunha Lopes
Teresa M. G. Da Cunha Lopes
Para nadie es ajeno que las nuevas tecnologías, y en especial el internet, en la llamada era de la sociedad de la información, constituyen una de las mayores posibilidades con las que se cuenta actualmente para la adquisición de nuevos conocimientos, contactos personales interactivos como el correo electrónico, el chat, el comercio electrónico, la diversión, los grupos de discusión y las redes sociales.Sin embargo, al lado de las infinitas posibilidades benéficas que la red de redes ofrece, coexisten algunos usos abusivos, inseguros, peligrosos o incluso delictivos que nos plantean nuevos retos a los juristas, acerca de los cuales es posible …
Toward A Substantive Theory Of Equality In Dayton’S Bosnia: Implications For Nations In Transition, Sheri P. Rosenberg
Toward A Substantive Theory Of Equality In Dayton’S Bosnia: Implications For Nations In Transition, Sheri P. Rosenberg
Sheri P. Rosenberg
The value of equality has little currency after genocide and ethnic cleansing. Restoring that value is no easy feat. Paramount, though not singular in this struggle for equality, is the role of the law. A state legitimates its common legal rights and duties through its legal institutions, which define the values and character of the nation. Equality and anti-discrimination jurisprudence is particularly important at the delicate moment of transition from genocide, because it grounds within society the normative shift in principles underlying and legitimating the cultural understanding and relationship to equality. Specifically, this Article addresses the question: what can equality …
Modern-Day Slavery And Cultural Bias: Proposals For Reforming The U.S. Visa System For Victims Of International Human Trafficking, Marisa S. Cianciarulo
Modern-Day Slavery And Cultural Bias: Proposals For Reforming The U.S. Visa System For Victims Of International Human Trafficking, Marisa S. Cianciarulo
Marisa S. Cianciarulo
The international trafficking of human beings has emerged as one of the most lucrative and far-reaching industries in the world, second only to trafficking in drugs and tied with trafficking in arms. Many victims of international human trafficking, including teenagers and young children, are forced to work in the sex trade. Others work in areas such as agriculture, restaurants and sweatshops. In 2000, in an effort to combat trafficking and encourage trafficking victims to assist in the prosecution of traffickers, the United States enacted the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (VTVPA), which created a new visa, called the …
The Social Security Rights Of Transsexuals Under Eu Law And The, Mel Cousins
The Social Security Rights Of Transsexuals Under Eu Law And The, Mel Cousins
Mel Cousins
The rights of transsexuals have gained important recognition in recent decisions by the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights. Yet important conceptual issues remained to be clarified as to the precise implications of these decisions for the rights of transsexuals in areas such as social security and pensions entitlement. This article examines two important recent decisions which further develop the Courts’ caselaw. These cases also highlight the developing– and largely complementary - relationship between the two legal orders.