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Human rights due diligence in Belgium: added value of a binding legal instrument at the national, supranational and international levels Universiteit Antwerpen
Human Rights in the European Liberal-Democratic Order : Individual Obligations, Duties and Responsibilities KU Leuven
Even non-lawyers can generally tell you that, as a matter of general principle, rights come with duties and obligations. What they usually mean, is that one cannot simply enjoy the fruits of society, without also contributing to it. The relationship between rights and duties, however, is also a more direct one, and this perspective is more often overlooked: when someone is owed something (when he or she has a right), someone else logically has ...
Deporting children Universiteit Antwerpen
Immigration controls today are viewed as an inseparable part of nation states’ right to exercise their sovereignty, control their borders and thereby influence who can access their territory and become part of their community of members. Deportation, or the compulsory return of non-citizens to their country of nationality, is crucial in this process, as the act of relocation re-affirms the ‘proper place’ that individuals allegedly belong to. It ...
Driving change in the Democratic Republic of Congo Universiteit Antwerpen
Ethical supply chain initiatives, such as mandatory human rights due diligence (mHRDD) and responsible sourcing initiatives for minerals, are rapidly multiplying. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, faced with violent conflict and a range of human rights issues, has grown into a laboratory for such initiatives, to an extent that it has become difficult to see the forest for the trees. In this working paper, we make an attempt at providing a ...