Global Campus Human Rights Journal
Global Campus Human Rights Journal (GCHRJ) is an open access journal published under the auspices of the Global Campus of Human Rights, and is supported financially by the European Union. No fees are charged for submission, article processing or publication.
The journal welcomes submissions on a wide range of topics relating to the fields of human rights and democratisation, but particularly welcomes contributions that speak to the Global Campus of Human Rights: Vision, Mission and Strategic Objectives 2024-2028.
Check last published volume: Vol. 8(2024)
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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ progressive interpretation of the right to a healthy environment
The article examines the development of the right to a healthy environment by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights through a progressive interpretation of the American Convention on Human Rights. The Court exercises this through an evolutionary approach, lex specialis interpretation, the pro persona principle, the effet utile principle, and a broad use of external sources. It also introduces the Inter-American jurisprudence on environmental protection through...
Protection of fundamental rights of peoples belonging to disputed/occupied territories not protected by a constitution (Gilgit-Baltistan): Approaches of developing democracies (India and Pakistan) to autonomy and self-determination
Constitutions not only guarantee fundamental rights but also prevent arbitrary state restriction on these rights. The absence of constitutional protection raises significant political and legal challenges both to the fundamental rights as well as governance system, as seen in the case of Gilgit-Baltistan. Gilgit-Baltistan, is a disputed/occupied territory under de facto administration of Pakistan, which is located to the North of Pakistan, bordering China and India....