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Human Rights Law and the Obligation to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 人权法与减少温室气体排放的义务

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Human Rights Review Pub Date : 2022-01-23 DOI: 10.1007/s12142-021-00648-8

A. Zahar

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Human Rights Law and the Obligation to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 人权法与减少温室气体排放的义务

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Human Rights Review Pub Date : 2022-01-23 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3952563

A. Zahar

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UNsupported: The Needs and Rights of Children Fathered by UN Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo 《无人支持:联合国在刚果民主共和国维持和平人员所生儿童的需要和权利》

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Human Rights Review Pub Date : 2022-01-17 DOI: 10.1007/s12142-021-00652-y

Kirstin Wagner, S. Bartels, Sanne Weber, Sabine Lee

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Non-Muslims in the Qanun Jinayat and the Choice of Law in Sharia Courts in Aceh 非穆斯林在Qanun Jinayat和在亚齐伊斯兰教法院里的法律选择

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Human Rights Review Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.1007/s12142-021-00645-x

A. Halim

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The Struggle for Legitimacy in Business and Human Rights Regulation-a Consideration of the Processes Leading to the UN Guiding Principles and an International Treaty. 企业与人权监管的合法性之争--对《联合国指导原则》和一项国际条约制定过程的思考》。

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Human Rights Review Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-01-05 DOI: 10.1007/s12142-020-00612-y

Brigitte Hamm

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Should Autists Have Cultural Rights? 自闭症患者应该有文化权利吗?

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Human Rights Review Pub Date : 2021-12-06 DOI: 10.1007/s12142-021-00642-0

Bouke de Vries

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Correction to: The Future of International Solidarity in Global Refugee Protection 更正:全球难民保护国际团结的未来

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Human Rights Review Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1007/s12142-021-00650-0

O. Okafor

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The Epistemology and Morality of Human Kinds by Marion Godman 《人类的认识论与道德》玛丽昂·戈德曼著