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Browsing Working Papers by Subject "Human rights"
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Title:Religious freedom and the German circumcision debate
Author(s):HEIMBACH-STEINS, MarianneDate:2013Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:In May 2012, a German court in Cologne ruled that circumcising young boys represents grievous bodily harm. This decision, which touched upon the questions of freedom of religious practice, identity and children’s rights, ...
Title:Prince or pariah? : the place of freedom of religion in a system of international human rights
Author(s):ZUCCA, LorenzoDate:2013Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:The human right to freedom of religion (HRFR) at the international level is a deeply contested concept and is interpreted in radically different ways in the respective historical constitutional instruments of the US and ...
Title:Improving the EU Immigration System: Reflections in the Light of the Return Directive
Author(s):OLMOS GIUPPONI, Maria BelenDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:This paper focuses on the current state of EU immigration legislation and aims to provide a critical analysis and suggestions for improvement in the future. Over the past ten years, EU Summits have emphasized the need for ...
Title:Law and Security: Facing the dilemmas
Author(s):SCHEININ, Martin; [et al.]Date:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI LAWAbstract:The current volume in the EUI Law Department series of working papers results from the collaboration between the Department and the Finnish national Centre of Excellence Foundations of European Law and Polity, led by ...