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“Constitutional developments in Latin American Abortion Law.”

Bergallo P, Ramón Michel A (2016)

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics Law

For most of the 20th Century, restrictive abortion laws were in place in continental Latin America. In recent years, reforms have caused a liberalizing shift, supported by constitutional decisions of the countries’ high courts. The present article offers an overview of the turn toward more liberal rules and the resolution of abortion disputes by reference […]

Health and Human Rights: Short Teaching Videos

These three videos were developed by the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator in collaboration with human rights lawyer Alicia Ely Yamin. Part 1 of 3: Alicia Ely Yamin walks us through a brief history of human rights, and how that struggle has developed over the last century. Part 2 of 3: Alicia Ely Yamin […]

Health and Human Rights: Teaching Pack

This teaching pack on health and human rights was developed by the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator in collaboration with human rights lawyer Alicia Ely Yamin. It introduces students to this interdisciplinary topic through a series of three videos, in which Yamin uses narrative to introduce the concepts of health and human rights, explain […]

Realizing Universal Health Coverage in East Africa: the relevance of human rights

Alicia Ely Yamin and Allan Maleche (2017)

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Applying a robust human rights framework would change thinking and decision-making in efforts to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and advance efforts to promote women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health in East Africa, which is a priority under the Sustainable Development Agenda. Nevertheless, there is a gap between global rhetoric of human rights and ongoing health […]

Why can companies negotiate settlements in bribery cases?

Negotiated settlements have become the most common enforcement outcome for allegations of corruption involving corporations – which means, no court considers the question of guilt or determines the size of a penalty. Prominent examples of cases include Siemens, Halliburton, Vimpelcom and BAE. There are differing approaches across the world to the issue of out of […]

Frå sinke til føregangsland på transpersonars rettar

Malin Solheim Moldestad (2016)

Moldestad’s MA thesis I løpet av to år gjekk Norge frå å vere ei sinke når det gjelder transpersonar sine rettar til å bli eit føregangsland med diskrimineringsvern grunna kjønnsidentitet og kjønnsuttrykk og verdas mest liberale lov om endring av juridisk kjønn. Oppgåvas målsetnad er å undersøkje kva som var bakgrunnen for den nye lova […]