Sökning: "Global Responsibility for Human Rights"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 85 uppsatser innehållade orden Global Responsibility for Human Rights.

  1. 1. Exploring the British newspapers´ representation of Private Security Companies in detention centres in the UK Ayla Arslan Waltersson Global Studies, University of Gothenburg Examensarbete för kandidatexamen i Globala studier Bachelor thesis in Global Studies, GS1511 Spring term 2023 Supervisor: Aly Verjee Word count

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Författare :Arslan Waltersson Ayla; [2023-10-18]
    Nyckelord :Private security companies; private contractors; detention centres; asylum seekers; neo-liberalism; governmentality;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the prominent narratives on Private Security Companies (PSCs) in British news articles surrounding privatised detention centres for immigrants and asylum seekers. PSCs have become increasingly significant in migration-related activities, not least in neoliberal states such as the UK. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Bringing human rights due diligence into law: Addressing modern slavery or business as usual? : A postcolonial assessment of the UK Modern Slavery Act’s compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Författare :Isabelle Kämpe; [2023]
    Nyckelord :UK Modern Slavery Act; MSA; UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; UNGP; modern slavery; human rights due diligence; HRDD; supply chain; transparency; postcolonialism; neo-colonialism; dependency theory;

    Sammanfattning : Operating through complex supply chains and multiple jurisdictions, today’s business enterprises can outsource manufacturing to different parts of the world where they can take advantage of low labour- and production costs. In the global quest for businesses to maximise their profits, deteriorating working conditions for offshore labour workers are increasing the risks of human rights abuses. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Analysing CSR reporting over the years, company size, region, and sector through dictionary-based text mining

    Master-uppsats, Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för information och teknik

    Författare :Anuj Singhvi; Dorna Jahangoshay Sarijlou; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Corporate Social Responsibility; Sustainability Reporting; Natural Language Processing; Text Mining; CSR Dictionaries;

    Sammanfattning : As Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports become more prevalent and systematised, there is a strong need to develop approaches that seek to analyse the contents of these reports. In this thesis, we present two valuable contributions. LÄS MER

  5. 4. The responsibilities of LKAB to respect the rights of the Sami people - a Business and Human Rights perspective on access to remedy in the Swedish mining sector

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Författare :Izabell Zaza; [2023]
    Nyckelord :public international law; state-owned-enterprises; business and human rights; indigenous peoples; Sweden; Law and Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : In 2023, the Swedish state-owned enterprise LKAB revealed that it had found Europe’s largest deposit of critical minerals, which are needed in green technology. Being located on indigenous territory, a mine would impact the migration of reindeers, a Sami practice which form the basis of their culture and status as indigenous peoples under international law. LÄS MER

  7. 5. The European Commission’s approach to combatting forced labour in global supply chains : Critical frame analysis of the Proposal by the European Commission for a ban on products made with forced labour

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Författare :Clara Selderman; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Forced labour; human rights; European Union; European Commission; unfair competition; economic operator; remedy; framing; policy problem; supply chain; value chain; corporate responsibility; business and human rights;

    Sammanfattning : Forced labour presents a severe human rights violation and affects about 27.6 million people worldwide. Most forced labour in the private economy takes place in businesses linked to the global market economy. In efforts against forced labour, it is therefore crucial to address the role of business operations in global supply chains. LÄS MER