Konstantinos D Magliveras
Biographic Data
| ID | 4451417 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Konstantinos D Magliveras |
| GIVEN NAMES | Konstantinos D |
| FAMILY NAME | Magliveras |
| SIGNATURE | MAGLIVERAS K D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Aegean |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6636-5446 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
When Politics Prevail Over the Rule of Law: The Demise of the sadc Tribunal
The article questions whether the Tribunal of the Southern Africa Development Community ( sadc ) ought to have entertained human rights cases given that the sadc Treaty does not endow it with such jurisdiction. It then analyses its demise in 2010, which was prompted by several rulings against Zimbabwe, whose policy of expropriating land without compensation was held to violate human rights. The pertinent aspects of these cases are reviewed, and t…
Enforcing women’s rights under the Arab Charter on human rights 2004
The article begins with the presentation of evidence indicating that a number of member states of the League of the Arab States (LAS), namely, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Libya, have failed to implement women’s rights set forth in the Arab Charter on Human Rights adopted in 2004. Thereafter, it discusses the public perceptions of gender roles in LAS member states and argues that they are a principal reason for the lack of proper enforcement of the C…
Completing the Institutional Mechanism of the Arab Human Rights System
In September 2014, the Member States of the League of Arab States approved the Statute of the Arab Court of Human Rights finalising a 20-year process to put in place a human rights protection mechanism which resembles mechanisms operating in other regions. This article examines the defunct Arab Charter on Human Rights of 1994, the revised Human Rights Charter of 2004 as well as the mandate and the activities of the Arab Human Rights Committee. It…
Understanding Success and Failure in the Quest for Peace: The Pan-African Parliament and the Amani Forum
Parliaments in Africa have traditionally been sidelined with regard to security and peace issues. This article compares the Pan-African Parliament, the parliamentary organ of the African Union, with the Great Lakes Parliamentary Forum on Peace, better known as the Amani Forum, which started as an informal regional network and later developed more formal structures. The analysis focuses on the role of these two institutions in conflict prevention.…
The asean Human Rights Declaration
The adoption of the asean Human Rights Declaration in November 2012 marks the latest addition in the armoury of regional human rights protection. Even though it does not create a treaty based regime, it does incorporate all three ‘generations’ of human rights. The purpose of the present article is to examine the salient features of the Declaration not only by taking a comparative approach vis-à-vis the other regional systems but also by referring…
The end of an affair? Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa
This article reviews the policy that Libya has followed vis-à-vis the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the African Union (AU) during the last decade. The first part examines Libya's attempt to promote the ‘United States of Africa’ agenda. It analyses the multifaceted role of Libya in the AU and presents her attempts to promote sub-regional integration through the Community of Sahel-Saharian States (CEN-SAD). It also examines Tripoli's po…
The Regulation of Workplace Sexual Harassment in Greece: Legislation and Case Law Analysis
Although it is a well-known fact that sexual harassment is a common practice in Greek workplaces carried out both by employers and fellow employees, the State has not adopted any relevant civil and/or criminal legislative measures specifically to deal with it. However, there exists a general legal framework consisting of provisions in the Constitution, in the Civil Code, in the Criminal Code, and in various collective employment contracts, as wel…
Protecting the Rights of Migrant Workers in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
Migration has always played a significant role in the relations between the European Community and the Third Mediterranean Countries (TMCs). This was acknowledged in the Barcelona Declaration of November 1995, where the Euro-Mediterranean Partners agreed to strengthen their co-operation to reduce migratory pressure but also to guarantee the protection of the rights of legally resident migrant workers, which are recognized under the legislation of…
Rescinding the signature of an international treaty: The United States and the rome statute establishing the international criminal court
The international communiry's efforts to create a global permanent penal court culminated in the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court of 1998. Although the United States of America initially signed it, it later withdrew the signature thus signalling its very strong opposition to it. This article attempts, on the one hand, to examine and analyze the US opposition from the standpoint of international relations and diplomatic l…
The Interplay Between the Transfer of Slobodan Milosevic to the Icty and Yugoslav Constitutional Law
The trial of Slobodan Milosevic opened before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in February 2002. Milosevic is accused on 66 counts of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide allegedly committed in Kosovo, Bosnia and Croatia. The present article examines one particular aspect of the Milosevic trial, namely, his apprehension by the Serb authorities and transfer to the Tribunal in June 2001. Milosevic himself ha…
The African Union—A New Dawn for Africa
In March 2001 the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), meeting in extraordinary session in Sirte, Libya declared the establishment of a new pan-African body, the African Union (Union). 1 The Constitutive Act (Act) of the Union entered into force on 26 May 2001 2 and in due course this new institution will replace the OAU. 3 The Union, the brainchild of Libyan President Qaddafi, and modeled on the E…
The Enlargement of the UN Security Council: Reflections from the Current Debate
In this article an attempt is made to take stock of recent developments (1997–2000) regarding the ongoing debate on the UN Security Council enlargement. The comprehensive plan for reform, known as the ‘Razali Plan’, its repercussions on the debate as well as the attitude of the membership of the UN are among the issues discussed here. We argue that the only realistic proposition for the time being is an expansion of the non-permanent membership o…
Reinforcing the African System of Human Rights: The Protocol on the Establishment of a Regional Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights
In 1988 the Organisation of African Unity adopted a Protocol top the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights establishing an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. This development addresses one of the fundamental flaws in the institutional system for the protection of human rights in Africa since the Charter entered into force in 1986. The article analyses the provisions of the Protocol from a legal perspective and draws comparisons wi…
The African Union—A New Dawn for Africa
In March 2001 the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), meeting in extraordinary session in Sirte, Libya declared the establishment of a new pan-African body, the African Union (Union). 1 The Constitutive Act (Act) of the Union entered into force on 26 May 2001 2 and in due course this new institution will replace the OAU. 3 The Union, the brainchild of Libyan President Qaddafi, and modeled on the E…
The Enlargement of the UN Security Council: Reflections from the Current Debate
In this article an attempt is made to take stock of recent developments (1997–2000) regarding the ongoing debate on the UN Security Council enlargement. The comprehensive plan for reform, known as the ‘Razali Plan’, its repercussions on the debate as well as the attitude of the membership of the UN are among the issues discussed here. We argue that the only realistic proposition for the time being is an expansion of the non-permanent membership o…
Understanding Success and Failure in the Quest for Peace: The Pan-African Parliament and the Amani Forum
Parliaments in Africa have traditionally been sidelined with regard to security and peace issues. This article compares the Pan-African Parliament, the parliamentary organ of the African Union, with the Great Lakes Parliamentary Forum on Peace, better known as the Amani Forum, which started as an informal regional network and later developed more formal structures. The analysis focuses on the role of these two institutions in conflict prevention.…
Protecting the Rights of Migrant Workers in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
Migration has always played a significant role in the relations between the European Community and the Third Mediterranean Countries (TMCs). This was acknowledged in the Barcelona Declaration of November 1995, where the Euro-Mediterranean Partners agreed to strengthen their co-operation to reduce migratory pressure but also to guarantee the protection of the rights of legally resident migrant workers, which are recognized under the legislation of…
Rescinding the signature of an international treaty: The United States and the rome statute establishing the international criminal court
The international communiry's efforts to create a global permanent penal court culminated in the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court of 1998. Although the United States of America initially signed it, it later withdrew the signature thus signalling its very strong opposition to it. This article attempts, on the one hand, to examine and analyze the US opposition from the standpoint of international relations and diplomatic l…
Reinforcing the African System of Human Rights: The Protocol on the Establishment of a Regional Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights
In 1988 the Organisation of African Unity adopted a Protocol top the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights establishing an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. This development addresses one of the fundamental flaws in the institutional system for the protection of human rights in Africa since the Charter entered into force in 1986. The article analyses the provisions of the Protocol from a legal perspective and draws comparisons wi…
The Interplay Between the Transfer of Slobodan Milosevic to the Icty and Yugoslav Constitutional Law
The trial of Slobodan Milosevic opened before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in February 2002. Milosevic is accused on 66 counts of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide allegedly committed in Kosovo, Bosnia and Croatia. The present article examines one particular aspect of the Milosevic trial, namely, his apprehension by the Serb authorities and transfer to the Tribunal in June 2001. Milosevic himself ha…
The African Union—A New Dawn for Africa
In March 2001 the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), meeting in extraordinary session in Sirte, Libya declared the establishment of a new pan-African body, the African Union (Union). 1 The Constitutive Act (Act) of the Union entered into force on 26 May 2001 2 and in due course this new institution will replace the OAU. 3 The Union, the brainchild of Libyan President Qaddafi, and modeled on the E…
The Enlargement of the UN Security Council: Reflections from the Current Debate
In this article an attempt is made to take stock of recent developments (1997–2000) regarding the ongoing debate on the UN Security Council enlargement. The comprehensive plan for reform, known as the ‘Razali Plan’, its repercussions on the debate as well as the attitude of the membership of the UN are among the issues discussed here. We argue that the only realistic proposition for the time being is an expansion of the non-permanent membership o…
Rescinding the signature of an international treaty: The United States and the rome statute establishing the international criminal court
The international communiry's efforts to create a global permanent penal court culminated in the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court of 1998. Although the United States of America initially signed it, it later withdrew the signature thus signalling its very strong opposition to it. This article attempts, on the one hand, to examine and analyze the US opposition from the standpoint of international relations and diplomatic l…
Protecting the Rights of Migrant Workers in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
Migration has always played a significant role in the relations between the European Community and the Third Mediterranean Countries (TMCs). This was acknowledged in the Barcelona Declaration of November 1995, where the Euro-Mediterranean Partners agreed to strengthen their co-operation to reduce migratory pressure but also to guarantee the protection of the rights of legally resident migrant workers, which are recognized under the legislation of…
The Regulation of Workplace Sexual Harassment in Greece: Legislation and Case Law Analysis
Although it is a well-known fact that sexual harassment is a common practice in Greek workplaces carried out both by employers and fellow employees, the State has not adopted any relevant civil and/or criminal legislative measures specifically to deal with it. However, there exists a general legal framework consisting of provisions in the Constitution, in the Civil Code, in the Criminal Code, and in various collective employment contracts, as wel…
The end of an affair? Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa
This article reviews the policy that Libya has followed vis-à-vis the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the African Union (AU) during the last decade. The first part examines Libya's attempt to promote the ‘United States of Africa’ agenda. It analyses the multifaceted role of Libya in the AU and presents her attempts to promote sub-regional integration through the Community of Sahel-Saharian States (CEN-SAD). It also examines Tripoli's po…
The asean Human Rights Declaration
The adoption of the asean Human Rights Declaration in November 2012 marks the latest addition in the armoury of regional human rights protection. Even though it does not create a treaty based regime, it does incorporate all three ‘generations’ of human rights. The purpose of the present article is to examine the salient features of the Declaration not only by taking a comparative approach vis-à-vis the other regional systems but also by referring…
Understanding Success and Failure in the Quest for Peace: The Pan-African Parliament and the Amani Forum
Parliaments in Africa have traditionally been sidelined with regard to security and peace issues. This article compares the Pan-African Parliament, the parliamentary organ of the African Union, with the Great Lakes Parliamentary Forum on Peace, better known as the Amani Forum, which started as an informal regional network and later developed more formal structures. The analysis focuses on the role of these two institutions in conflict prevention.…
Completing the Institutional Mechanism of the Arab Human Rights System
In September 2014, the Member States of the League of Arab States approved the Statute of the Arab Court of Human Rights finalising a 20-year process to put in place a human rights protection mechanism which resembles mechanisms operating in other regions. This article examines the defunct Arab Charter on Human Rights of 1994, the revised Human Rights Charter of 2004 as well as the mandate and the activities of the Arab Human Rights Committee. It…
Enforcing women’s rights under the Arab Charter on human rights 2004
The article begins with the presentation of evidence indicating that a number of member states of the League of the Arab States (LAS), namely, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Libya, have failed to implement women’s rights set forth in the Arab Charter on Human Rights adopted in 2004. Thereafter, it discusses the public perceptions of gender roles in LAS member states and argues that they are a principal reason for the lack of proper enforcement of the C…
When Politics Prevail Over the Rule of Law: The Demise of the sadc Tribunal
The article questions whether the Tribunal of the Southern Africa Development Community ( sadc ) ought to have entertained human rights cases given that the sadc Treaty does not endow it with such jurisdiction. It then analyses its demise in 2010, which was prompted by several rulings against Zimbabwe, whose policy of expropriating land without compensation was held to violate human rights. The pertinent aspects of these cases are reviewed, and t…
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