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Protecting non-heterosexual rights in Africa: reformed universalism, the African Charter and domestic constitutions in Africa (2022)
Thesis
Ezeah, F. (2022). Protecting non-heterosexual rights in Africa: reformed universalism, the African Charter and domestic constitutions in Africa. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224498

The right of non-heterosexual people to dignity, liberty and equality is an inviolable right that has gained momentum globally and has become a cornerstone of human rights movements around the world. But for non-heterosexual people in a majority of A... Read More about Protecting non-heterosexual rights in Africa: reformed universalism, the African Charter and domestic constitutions in Africa.

Women's rights in Islam and current discourse of international human rights law (2007)
Thesis
Tehrani, M. M. Z. (2007). Women's rights in Islam and current discourse of international human rights law. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213799

The international norm of non-discrimination on the basis of sex as reflected in the UN human rights instrument culminated in 1979 with the adoption of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. With the adopti... Read More about Women's rights in Islam and current discourse of international human rights law.

Margins of appreciation, cultural relativity and the European Court of Human Rights (2003)
Thesis
Sweeney, J. A. (2003). Margins of appreciation, cultural relativity and the European Court of Human Rights. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210223

This thesis is about establishing a balance between universal human rights and particular cultures or local conditions. It examines the universality debate with reference to the "margin of appreciation" in the jurisprudence of the European Court of H... Read More about Margins of appreciation, cultural relativity and the European Court of Human Rights.