Browsing Max Weber Programme (MWP) by Author "LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej"

Title: Perspectives on Power. An Inter-Disciplinary Approach Author(s): MORGAN, Heather M.; LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej; MILLIGAN, Lindsay Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: Although ‘power’ can appear a vague term, the dichotomy between haves and have-nots, the desire to gain autonomy, and the dire consequences of subjugation, are three issues that resound across the arts and social sciences. ...

Title: Corporate Obligations Under the Human Right to Water Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: Almost a billion people do not have access to clean and safe water. Access to safe drinking water and sanitation is increasingly being considered a fundamental human right. Corporations play an important role in the ...

Title: National Security – a Trump Card? The European Court of Human Rights decisions in Herri Batasuna and Batasuna v. Spain, Etxeberria and Others v. Spain and Herritarren Zerrenda v. Spain Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: On 30 June 2009, the European Court of Human Rights delivered three decisions deriving from the situation in the Basque country, Herri Batasuna and Batasuna v. Spain, Etxeberría and Others v. Spain and Herritarren Zerrenda ...

Title: Corporate Human Rights Obligations Under Stabilization Clauses Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Lawyers, economists and social scientists alike have for a number of years agreed that foreign investment has the potential to act as a catalyst for the enjoyment of an individual's fundamental human rights, particularly ...

Title: Fundamental Guarantees in the Armed Conflict in the Slovenian Context: Lessons Learnt? Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article explores the treatment of detainees in treaty and customary international humanitarian law. Detainees are persons who do not or have ceased to take a direct part in hostilities or are hors de combat. It ...

Title: Global Witness v. Afrimex Ltd.: Decision Applying OECD Guidelines on Corporate Responsibility for Human Rights Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: On August 28, 2008, the United Kingdom's National Contact Point (UK-NCP) issued its decision in Global Witness v. Afrimex Ltd. In this case, Global Witness, a non-governmental organization, alleged that Afrimex Ltd. ...

Title: Corporate responsibility for human rights: Analyzing the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article analyses the Tripartite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy of the International Labour Organization. It argues that given the current lack of a legally binding ...

Title: Responding to Crimes against Humanity committed in Slovenia after the Second World War Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: Law Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia Abstract: This article explores responses to crimes against humanity committed on the Slovenian territory in the months following the end of the Second World War. As many as one hundred thirty thousands person are estimated to have ...

Title: Družbena odgovornost podjetij v tranzicijskih demokracijah (Corporate social responsibility in transitional democracies) Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Contribution to book Abstract: Družbena odgovornost podjetij pomeni, da podjetja ne stremijo samo k pridobivanju čim višjih prihodkov in dobičkov, temveč da v poslovanje vključujejo tudi spoštovanje in spodbujanje človekovih pravic ter skrb za okolje. ...

Title: Fundamental human rights obligations of corporations Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Contribution to book Abstract: Globalization has in last decades assumed a prominent position in the international trade and in contemporary societies worldwide. In this way, it has stirred a number of positive and negative developments in national and ...

Title: National Security and Expulsion to a Risk of Torture Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: In Saadi v Italy, the European Court of Human Rights held that article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights prohibits expulsion of individuals to states where they would face a "real risk" of torture, inhuman or ...

Title: Corporate responsibility for human rights: A critical analysis of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: When an individual has suffered a violation of her human rights by or involving corporations, she should have recourse to a court or quasi-judicial mechanism to enforce responsibility of perpetrator. It appears that the ...

Title: Application of the Convention on the Prevention of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v Serbia and Montenegro): Catching the Conscience of the Judges Author(s): LETNAR CERNIC, Jernej Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Earlier this year, on 27 February, a mass demonstration was held in Sarajevo, where 10,000 victims of the Srebrenica genocide expressed their disillusionment with the judgment of the International Court of justice ('ICJ') ...

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