简介:Near30yearsaftertheadoptionofthe1986UNDeclarationontheRighttoDevelopment,understandingofthisRightstilldiffersfromonepoliticalgrouptoanother.TheSouthstressesissuessuchasinequalitiesintheinternationalfinancialsystem,greaterparticipationofdevelopingcountriesinglobaldecision-makingoneconomicpolicy,andpromotingafairertraderegime.TheNorthpersistsonaptdomesticconditionsindevelopingcountriessuchasruleoflaw,goodgovernance,democracyandresponsibleeconomicmanagement.AndwhiletheNonAlignedMovementcallsforaninternationallegalstandardofabindingnature,theEuropeanUnionisopposedtosuchanupgradeoftheDeclaration.Infact,draftingaFrameworkConventionontheRighttoDevelopmentseemstobethebestoptionforaccommodatingtheconcernsofthedifferentpoliticalgroups,asitallowsforastep-by-stepapproach.Aframeworkconventionisatreatyunderinternationallaw:suchatreatyisopentoStates,andonceithasenteredintoforce,itisbindingonStatesthathaveexpressedconsent.ThepotentialaddedvalueofaFrameworkConventionontheRighttoDevelopmentistobalancethecurrenthumanrightsregimewithatreatythatgoesbeyondindividualStateresponsibilityandtakesinspirationfromprinciplesderivedfrominternationaldevelopmentefforts,suchasmutualaccountability,alignmentofpoliciesamongpartnercountries,andinclusivepartnerships.
简介:Povertyaffectssocialdevelopmentandjustice.Italsodeeplyaffectstherealizationofhumanrights,inclucingtherighttodevelopment.Thepresentunjustinternationalordercannotsolvepovertybymeansofhumanrights.Manydevelopedcountriesavoidtheirobligationofdealingwithpoverty,denyingthegeneralrealizationandactionabilityofeconomic,socialanddevelopmentrights.Duetothepositionofthesecountriesintheissuesofhumanrightsanddevelopment,manyregionsoftheworldwerefallingintotheextremelypoorstate.TheeffortsbytheUnitedNationsarediscountedinpromotingthedevelopmentandfightingagainstthepoverty.
简介:Thisyearmarksthe70thanniversaryofthevictoryoftheChinesePeople’sWarofResistanceagainstJapaneseAggressionandtheWorldAnti-FascistWar.Inkeepingwiththethemeof"PeaceandDevelopment"oftheBeijingForumonHumanRights,PresidentXiJinpingwroteacongratulatorylettertotheforum,focusingonthevictoryoftheWorldAnti-FascistWarandthecauseofdevelopmentofhuman
简介:Societalinstitutionsandstructuresshapeparticularexperiencesofsocio-economicdisadvantageforwomen.Itisnotenoughtosimplyextendafixedbundleofsocio-economicrightstowomenandmenalike,buttoinfusesuchrightswithsubstantiveequality.Basedondiscussingthelinkbetweentherighttodevelopmentandsocio-economicrights,Idiscusshowgenderinequalityshapesparticularexperiencesofsocio-economicdisadvantageforwomen,whichimpedetheexerciseoftheirrighttodevelopment.Iexamineapotentialapproachforengenderingtherighttodevelopmentwhichsynthesisessocio-economicrightsandsubstantiveequalitytocapabilities.Finally,IevaluatetheextenttowhichCEDAWrepresentsthisoptimalsynthesis,albeitwithsomeimportantlimitations.
简介:Thelegalconfirmationprocessofwomen’shumanrightshasbeenundergoinggreatdifficultiesbothintheUnitedNationsandamongnations.TheFourthWorldConferenceonWomenplaysaroleinpromotingthelegalprotectionofwomen’shumanrights.Currently,theprotectionofwomen’shumanrightshasundoubtedlybecometheconsensusofbothinternationalanddomesticlaw.Internationalconventionsonhumanrightshavebecomeanimportantlaunchingareaforpromotinginternationallawonwomen’shumanrights,owingtoitslegalbindingforceandsupervisingmechanismestablishedunderit.Domesticlawhasalsobecomethefirstlineofdefenseforprotectingwomen’shumanrights.However,itneedstobepointedoutthat,forinternationalconventionsonhumanrightsanddomesticlegislation,thecognitionandacceptanceofsocialgenderconceptionhasnotonlypromotedchangesonforms,but,moreimportantly,onrevolutionatsubstantiallevel.
简介:Thisyearmarksthe70thanniversaryoftheanti-Fascistwar,andtherighttodevelopmentisalsobornduringthewar.Inotherwords,therighttodevelopmentisaproductofthestruggleofdevelopingcountriestobreaktheoldinternationalorder.Therefore,tostudytherighttodevelopmentisofprofoundandrealisticsignificanceforhumanrightsprotection.Theauthorwillstartfromthemeaningoftherighttodevelopment,tracethecourseofitsformationandevolution,andthenbytakinghistoryasamirror,discusstherealizationandprotectionoftherighttodevelopment,proposesomerelevantsuggestions,soastopromotethedevelopmentofanewinternationalorderandmeetthenewrequirementsofglobalization.