... Article 18(3) ofthe African Charter requires the state to “ensure the elimination of every discrimination against women and also ensure the protection of therightsofthe woman and the child ... ofthe protocol;• train women at the grassroots level on how to redress violations oftherights they are guaranteed by the protocol; • train public of cials on therights guaranteed in the ... to equality in the family and society. The application of Sharia laws in Northern Nigeria provides another example ofthe use of customary or religious laws to usurp therightsof equality...
... andhaving their thoughts constantly directed to the most insignificant part of themselves, seldom extend their views beyond the triumph of the hour. But was their understanding once emancipated from the ... Do the women who, by the attainment of a few superficial accom-plishments, have strengthened the prevailing prejudice, merely contrib-ute to the happiness of their husbands? Do they display their ... advise them to submit implicitly theirunderstandings to the guidance of man. He will not, when he treats of the education of women, assert, that they ought never to have the freeuse of reason,...
... the distinctive features ofthe entire public[Pg 86] right ofthe individual. Besides these were included the principle ofthe division of powers, of rotation of office, of accountability of ... along with these the protection ofthe law courts, the right of petition, and the right to carry arms are treated, exactly in the manner of[ Pg 56] the Bill of Rights, as rightsof Englishmen, ... occasion of strife between the[ Pg 82]colonies and the mother-country, the right of taxation. That the levying of taxes or duties without the consent ofthe people or of representatives ofthe colonies...
... rights 991 The challenge of enforceability 992 The challenge of po litical will 998Appendices1 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1951) 10032 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees ... ofthe Crime of Genocide, [1951] ICJ Rep 15; 18 ILR 364 37 n. 73, 57 n. 157, 72Review of Judgment No. 273 ofthe UN Administrative Tribunal, [1982] ICJ Rep 325; 69ILR 330 60 n. 169 Rights of ... 33June 26 Statute ofthe International Court of Justice (961 UNTS 183) 151946Oct. 15 Agreement relating to the Issue of Travel Documents to Refugees whoare the Concern ofthe Intergovernmental...
... the aim of ‘optimal use ofthe world’s resources’ asopposed to the 1947 objective for the use ofthe ‘full resources ofthe world’.References to human rights and the calamitous history ofthe ... historic importance ofthe ending ofthe division of the European continent and the need to create firm bases for the construction of the future Europe50 The passionate sources of personal moral ... originsin the French Declaration oftheRightsof Man and Citizen. Another reason for the individualistic emphasis of human rights after World War II was theirresponsiveness to the oppression then...
... celebrates the adoption ofthe document as the nation’s defi ning act, allows that “[m]uch ofthe First Amendment . . . simply textualized the Federalist party line.”35There is also evidence that the ... of law” rather than “due process.” The terms in the constitutional text are not critical. The fact is,” Justice Scalia explained, “regardless ofthe terminology used, the precise content of ... contrast, the Court makes decisions on the basis of its own judgment about the most desirable results.Yawning Gaps The text ofthe written Constitution does not so much as acknowledge some of the...
... itself. These studies adopt the second alternative in the 13 THE RITUAL OFRIGHTS IN JAPANthat were the origin ofthe rule of law in Japan.22John Haley describes‘ the development ofrightsof ... rights in the village, including the right to hold of ce, or they demanded the dismissal of incumbentvillage of ceholders, which was in effect an attempt to exercise the right of selecting of cials.’’38Whereas ... Rothman describes a clash between the authority of the medical profession and the demands of patients.23In the climate of the 1960s and early 1970s, with the civil rights movement in full9...
... expansion of coffeecultivation to the lower side’, including Kinthithe. The 1980s were a boom period but the local coffee industry collapsed in the 1990s. Prices plummeted and the production of coffee ... that the number of usable interviews for these two sites fell short of the target of 28. • Due to the complexity ofthe fieldwork and the short time in which it wasconducted, on occasion there ... its impact on the tenure security ofthe vulnerable 1518.6 Forecasting the impact of HIV/AIDS on land rights into the future 1538.7 Why the discrepancy between these findings and the perception...
... with HIV onto the agenda of these institutions, and by strengthening networks of people living with HIV at the local level so they are capable of systematically collecting data.There are already ... cases, these two health systems offer similar or identical services at different sites. In other cases, the narrow focus of each system can make it difficult for either one to meet all of their ... international human rights guidelines. It particularly stresses the importance of including people living with HIV in the formulation and monitoring of these laws and policies. The chapter then discusses...
... there it stillis:France has its enemies. These are the enemies of civilizationitself, the enemies of the book, the enemies of freethought, the enemies of emanci-pation, of examination, of deliverance,thosewhoseeindogmaaneternalmaster ... with the repercussions of theseprocesses,weare offered the possibility of thinkingdifferentlyabout the world. Hence the underlyingassumption of thisstudy, equallyconcernedthenwith the ... musthavecontemplated the corollary of the sharpincreasein internationalmail servicesand the prospect of revolutionaryinnovationssuchas the telegraph.Thesenoveltiesfacili-tated the exchange of ideas,theychallengedthe...
... ofthe project among the authorities. A further problem in Egypt is that although the RH rightsof a couple may be acceptable, there is a reluctance to accept the concept ofthe RH rightsof ... a rights based approach. None of the three CP documents provides a clear definition ofthe concept of RH rights in the Egyptian context, or of what it means in terms of operationalisation. The ... Meeting the RH Needs of Adolescents and Youth has been allocated 75% ofthe budget for the RH sub-programme and 33 % ofthe total UNFPA funding. Determination ofthe CP focus and balance of priorities...
... institution has the responsibility to make the initial, case-by-case determination of whether a disclosure meets the requirements of FERPA, the Department of Education’s Family Policy Compliance Office ... on behalf ofthe school district with regard to providing services to that student, the records of that student are subject to FERPA, but not the records ofthe other students in the private ... purposes other than treatment, the treatment records are no longer excluded from the definition of “education records” and are subject to all other FERPA requirements, including the right ofthe eligible...
... chickens as an offering and at naming of children ceremonies, when they give two chickens names and throw them on to the top ofthe house; the bird that remains there the longest is the one whose ... crop, the owner ofthe crop usually tells the owner ofthe birds to tie them up; if she/he refuses, the crop owner may decide to hit or poison the birds. Some respondents reported pride as one of ... mourning rites, the naming of newborn babies, the transportation ofthe deceased, and the roofing of houses. Especially in Jinja it was reported that any bird jumping over the corpse while...