Regional

La quarta edizione del corso di formazione EIUC su “La Tutela dei Diritti Umani presso la Corte Europea dei Diritti dell’Uomo”

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Il corso di formazione su “La Tutela dei Diritti Umani presso la Corte Europea dei Diritti Umani” – che si terrà a Venezia presso la sede dell’EIUC dal 16 al 18...

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The European Court of Human Rights: achievements, effects and challenges

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EIUC and FRAME are happy to invite you to the High Level Open Lecture “The European Court of Human Rights: achievements, effects and challenges”, held by Prof. Paul Lemmens - Judge at the European Court of Human Rights. The lecture will...

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Expert meeting Human Rights Education for Psychologists

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This expert meeting jointly held by the European Federation of Psychologists Association (EFPA), the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) represents a...

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Editorial

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This is the inaugural issue of Regional Perspectives on Human Rights and Democratisation (Regional Perspectives).

Regional Perspectives is an open-access journal, established and published under the auspices of the Global Campus of Master’s Programmes and Diplomas in Human Rights and Democratisation (Global Campus of Human Rights). The Global Campus of Human Rights is a framework of collaboration between seven Regional Master’s programmes in Human Rights and Democratisation, taking place on each of the five continents. It is a unique network of more than 100 universities with the overall aim of educating human rights defenders committed to upholding the universal values of human rights and democracy. The seven programmes are the European Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation; the Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa; the European Regional Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation in South Eastern Europe; the Master’s in Human Rights and Democratisation in Latin America and the Caribbean; the Master’s of Human Rights and Democratisation in Asia and Pacific Regional Programme; the Regional Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation in the Caucasus; and the Master’s Programme in Democratic Governance, Human Rights and Democratisation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. For more information, see http://www.eiuc.org/education/global-campus-regional-masters.html. The European Union Commission supports this network financially.

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Sovereign debt restructuring and the right to development: Challenges from an incomplete framework

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Author: Daniel Kampel

The article reviews the link between human rights and foreign debt, by highlighting the validity of the right to development, as stated and confirmed by different declarations made by international organisations in the last three decades. The right to development is understood as a human right. The lack of proper institutions to deal with debt problems and crises has in the past been hard on emerging countries, halting growth and retarding development in the affected countries and societies, as clearly exemplified by the Latin American debt crisis of the 1980s. It is contended that creating proper institutions to deal with debt issues at the international level will help resolve these crises and will contribute to the continued realisation of human rights.

Key words: debt, development, human rights, institutions, Latin America

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