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Expanding Development Through Human Rights, Dina H. Sherif Jun 2006

Expanding Development Through Human Rights, Dina H. Sherif

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Psychiatric Patients' Human Rights: With A Case Study Of Abbasiya Hospital-Cairo, Egypt, Nada Ibrahim Hamdan Jun 2006

Psychiatric Patients' Human Rights: With A Case Study Of Abbasiya Hospital-Cairo, Egypt, Nada Ibrahim Hamdan

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The Balance: Human Rights And International Security In The New World Order, Frank Knaack Jun 2006

The Balance: Human Rights And International Security In The New World Order, Frank Knaack

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However Long The Journey, Our Destination Is Set: Liberty And Justice For All: Dealing With The Issue Of Slavery And Involuntary Servitude In The United States, Felicia Janelle Lindsey Jun 2006

However Long The Journey, Our Destination Is Set: Liberty And Justice For All: Dealing With The Issue Of Slavery And Involuntary Servitude In The United States, Felicia Janelle Lindsey

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The focus of this paper is to determine how Americans are to achieve justice for the descendents of slavery and survivors of involuntary servitude. Some of the concepts and models that will be used to make such a determination include transitional justice, pertinent United States documents that have rooted the ideals of justice in American society, and truth and reconciliation commissions. In addition to discussing why truth and reconciliation commissions are used today, two examples will be cited that highlight the reasons these processes will not work in an American social political context. Finally, a truth and reconciliation model that …


The Right To Appeal Of A Person Sentenced For A Criminal Offense: : The Current Egyptian Ordinary Legal System And Its Degree Of Compliance With Internationally Recognized Standards, Mohamed El Ghannam May 2006

The Right To Appeal Of A Person Sentenced For A Criminal Offense: : The Current Egyptian Ordinary Legal System And Its Degree Of Compliance With Internationally Recognized Standards, Mohamed El Ghannam

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Provincializing Transitional Justice: Reading The International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda Against The Grain, Jatin Dua May 2006

Provincializing Transitional Justice: Reading The International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda Against The Grain, Jatin Dua

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Detention In A Time Of Terror: The Inevitability Of Protection, Fatma Hussein Saber May 2006

Detention In A Time Of Terror: The Inevitability Of Protection, Fatma Hussein Saber

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Advocacy To Lawful Rebellion: Enforcing Ihrl In Egyptian Domestic Courts, Ashraf El-Sayed Abdel-Megied May 2006

Advocacy To Lawful Rebellion: Enforcing Ihrl In Egyptian Domestic Courts, Ashraf El-Sayed Abdel-Megied

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A Comparative Analysis Of Human Rights Laws In The United States And Australia, Emily F. Chalifoux Apr 2006

A Comparative Analysis Of Human Rights Laws In The United States And Australia, Emily F. Chalifoux

Honors Theses

Discrimination does not make good business sense; it causes tension and a decrease in productivity. Even though human rights laws vary from country to country, conforming with these laws makes business more cohesive and productive. Some of the many benefits include:

  • Increase the pool of potential employees and, therefore, the chances of getting the best person for the job,
  • Build morale and productivity of employees
  • Minimize complaints, disruptions and legal wrangles, leaving employees to focus on their work, and
  • Add to the bottom line and build the company's reputation in the community.

The purpose of this paper is to analyze …


Human Rights And Power: Where Will We Be Next?, Ahmed Ahmed Fouad Helal Feb 2006

Human Rights And Power: Where Will We Be Next?, Ahmed Ahmed Fouad Helal

Archived Theses and Dissertations

The US Human Rights, as applied by the President George W. Bush, is at a crossroads. Whether it will be accepted and applied by all rations as a uniform standard or it will be defeated and the perception of imposing human rights ideals will prove its failure in promoting human rights. Even more, in case of defeat, it may result on reshaping the norms of Human rights as known today.


Catch 22 Exclusionary Inclusion: The Palestinian Refugees' Struggle For Protection, Suzanne Taher Shams Feb 2006

Catch 22 Exclusionary Inclusion: The Palestinian Refugees' Struggle For Protection, Suzanne Taher Shams

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Legal Interpretations Of The Right To Divorce And Polygamy And The Egyptian Feminist Movement, Mozn A Hassan Feb 2006

Legal Interpretations Of The Right To Divorce And Polygamy And The Egyptian Feminist Movement, Mozn A Hassan

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This essay aims to analyze the project of the Egyptian feminist movement in the legal arena to achieve equality for women under the Egyptian laws focusing on the right of divorce and polygamy. lt seeks to examine the most liberal interpretations towards these two questions. The essay assesses many of the methodologies used differently from feminist groups and its focal point were the lslamic legal interpretations according to the Egyptian legal system. The essay provides an innovative classification for feminist movement in Egypt. This classification is based on criticism of other available classifications and their legal tools every group have …