Subcontracting: brief introduction on what, when and how.
few words on what is subcontracting and why it is important in the path towards sustainable development
Human Rights
November 25th: Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Since 1981, on 25th of November, the International community commemorates the day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. This symbolic date was selected to honour the Mirabel sisters, three political activists from Dominican Republic that were assassinated by order of the dictator, Rafael Trujillo in 1960, as opponents to the authoritarian regime. By decades, …
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The Human Rights NGO Perspective in front of a Violation of International Labor Law
Abstract The following fictitious legal opinion was written in the perspective of a legal expert of an NGO for the protection of human rights in the field of international business and trade. The facts are entirely fictitious. The aim of the article is to briefly analyze the legal implications stemming from the violation of international …
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European Court of Human Rights: beyond the limits of the “link” in the protection of environmental rights
Abstract The scope for environmental protection through existing and internationally protected human rights is conditioned upon the establishment of a ‘link’ between environmental degradation and the impairment of a protected right. This constitutes a limit for the use of human rights as a tool to promote environmental protection.The aim of this article is to briefly …
Intellectual property and human rights: a conflict or a relation to be established?
Abstract There are different approaches regarding the intersection between IP and human rights. Some consider them as conflicting, being IP a threat to several human rights obligations. Others consider IP and human rights as essentially compatible, trying to find the same equilibrium, even if sometimes disagreeing on the balance between incentives for innovation and creation …
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Online freedom as a Human Right: The recent judicial application in the Whatsapp block cases in Brazil
Abstract Digital revolution is a global phenomenon, and even thought its roots remain in the developed world, developing countries are surely the stage for an unprecedented rapid diffusion of digital technologies. Online freedom, recently declared by the UN as a human right, alongside with the promotion and protection of rights on the Internet represent an …
