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The right to development in international human rights law : a call for its dissolution Ghent University University of Antwerp
The Right to Construct Yourself and Your Identity: The Current Human Rights Law Framework Falls Short in Practice in the Face of Illegitimate Interference to the Mind KU Leuven
Propaganda and manipulation have long been employed to influence and shape individuals’ thoughts and identities. In the advent of the digital era, these techniques have become more sophisticated and invasive, and are utilized to further various causes. This article investigates the extent to which international human rights law affords protection against manipulation techniques such as microtargeting and behavioral reading, which can negatively ...
The expansive right to an effective remedy: the practice and impact of the case law of the human rights committee and the inter-American court Ghent University
The right to an effective remedy U+2013crystallised in numerous treatiesU+2013 has evolved to comprise individual rights and States obligations of a complex nature. This article discusses the procedural and substantive implications of an expansive interpretation of this right by the Human Rights Committee (HRC) and Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR). The HRCU+2019s case law has significantly influenced the way the IACtHR has conceived ...
The Convention on the Right to Development. Drafting a new Global Human Rights Treaty University of Antwerp
The UN Human Rights Council embarked in 2018 on the drafting of a Convention on the Right to Development. The paper discusses both the inclusivity of the treaty-making process as well as the substantive added value of the prospective treaty. The research finds that the treaty-making process offered suffient opportunity for broad participation, but that in practice not all stakeholders make use of this opportunity, either for lack of capacity or ...
The right to prior consultation of indigenous peoples : evaluating national legislation and practice in peru from an international human rights law perspective Ghent University
According to the international human rights standards, states have the duty to consult indigenous peoples when adopting measures that shall affect them, with the aim to achieve agreements or their consent. The right to prior consultation allows indigenous peoples to confront their historical marginalisation and to demand the fulfilment of other rights and, in cases when consent is required, to direct their destinies according to their own ...
The right to freedom of expression and information under the European Human Rights system: towards a more transparent democratic society Ghent University
Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights has become a crucial instrument to stimulate and compel the national authorities of the 47 member states not only to abstain from interferences restricting media freedom and investigative journalism, but also to promote transparency, media pluralism and internet freedom. This paper explores some of the characteristics and developments of the European Court’s case law regarding media, ...