... International Law: Principle ofHuman Dignity versus Principle of State Sovereignty: 37 I Basis of International Law: The Principle of Sovereignty 39 II Basis ofHumanRights Law: The Principle ofHuman ... The significance ofthe decision ofthe ECJ lies in the following statement ofthe Court: The transfer, by member states, from their national orders in favour ofthe Community order oftherights ... octagon of eight fundamental concepts, the first four representing the ends ofthe Charter and the other four standing for the means to be adopted The position ofhumanrights and human dignity in the...
... up to their humanrights obligations The Universal Declaration ofHumanRights sets out key humanrightsprinciples that shape the rest of international law on human rights, including the fundamental ... children's rights, the Committee on theRightsofthe Child has affirmed that the general principle of non-discrimination in the Convention on theRightsofthe Child must be one ofthe "guiding themes" ... addition to the ICESCR, the Convention on theRightsofthe Child, another ofthe "core" humanrights treaties, expressly prohibits any discrimination in respect ofthe enjoyment of convention rights...
... feature ofthe 1994 reference to the aim of ‘optimal use ofthe world’s resources’ as opposed to the 1947 objective for the use ofthe ‘full resources ofthe world’ References to humanrights and the ... suited to the task of upholding humanrights Universal humanrights remain too logical and abstractly political on the Space Axis ofthe Space–Time Matrix The commandments ofthehumanrights documents ... the French Declaration oftheRightsof Man and Citizen As apprehended by Friedrich Tenbruck, they build on the Creation, the universality ofthe Children of God and of brotherhood with the...
... “interpretivists”—most of them merely to acknowledge that they include the written document in their account of constitutional law, 92 some to convey the stronger message that the text is the exclusive source of ... about the text, theorists insist that the warp and woof of constitutional law is still traceable to the written document—and must be, given that the document and only the document counts as the ... for the Supreme Court’s stubborn refusal to give them up, there would be no fish left in those barrels worth the shooting Still, the Court does insist on citing the text ofthe document, together...
... focused on humanrights or sexual and reproductive health become further marginalised, As a result, they may not even be aware of their sexual and as they often lose their rights reproductive rights, ... reviews of progress toward the Declaration ofthe Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Commitment on HIV/AIDS (‘UNGASS Declaration’) offer the Convention on theRightsofthe ... ratified the International Convention on the Protection for bringing diverse groups together, helping health providers oftheRightsof All Migrant Workers and Members of Their and government officials...
... by the other branches of government.”1 The Supreme Court ofthe United States is at the top ofthe country’s judicial branch [A2] The Court consists of nine members, the Chief Justice ofthe ... review, the Court examines “both the fitness ofthe issues for judicial decision and the hardship to the parties of withholding court consideration.”18 As to the “fitness ofthe issues,” the Court ... (1977) The Court has made clear, however, that the breadth ofthe zone of interests varies according to the provisions oflaw at issue, so that what comes within the zone of interests of a statute...
... Other than jeopardizing the health and quality of life ofthe residents, there were little evidence of flagrant violation of other humanrights articles unlike the other cases reviewed below The ... the massacre of Father Nery Lito Satur and several others in the Philippines, and the public hanging of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other members ofthe Movement for the Survival ofthe Ogoni People ... natural resource exploitation, and the consequent degradation ofthe means of subsistence of indigenous people The roles ofthe state and MNCs in suppressing therightsof communal groups to a safe...
... Conclusions TheRightsofthe Defence: Lessons from the Nineteenth Century A The Institutional Nature oftheRightsofthe Accused B TheRightsofthe Defence at Trial (i) The Presence ofthe Accused ... involve the interrogation and defence ofthe accused, the hearing and discussion ofthe evidence of witnesses, the examination of all ofthe facts and the assessment ofthe evidence Further, it ... to theprinciplesofthe Ordinance of 1670.19 The principal concerns involved the division of powers between the authorities ofthe criminal process and the nature ofthe division between the...
... are not aware of their rights under thelaw Some villagers claim they were misled and did not realise they were permanently giving up therights to their land “They told us they would make compensation ... strengthened the principle of eminent domain, by which the state can acquire land for public purposes against the wishes ofthe prior owners.53 In 1961 Law No 20 on the Revocation ofRights over the ... some ofthe waste into the river I did that in the middle ofthe night, so that nobody would know That was my job the company used to give money to the government officials who came - and so they...
... from different angles they are contribute to the analysis ofthe idea ofhumanrights and explore the practicalities ofhumanrights as well as the foundational values they express In Chapter ... issue ofthe ‘existence conditions’ ofhumanrights Concentrating on the tradition, dating back to the 15th century, from which humanrights emerged, he emphasises the connection ofhumanrights ... and other interests of those involved in it A large part ofthe public interest that justifies the protected legal status of corporations consists ofthe protection and furtherance ofhuman rights...
... in the Practice ofHuman Rights, ” in The Theory and Politics of Socio-economic Human Rights, ed Thomas Pogge (UNESCO, forthcoming) preface xiii humanrights are capable, the signiWcance of actual ... put the point later, a global practice ofhumanrights oVers the hope of constraining one ofthe two main perils of a global political order composed of independent states (The other is the propensity ... and thematic rather than compre hensive I begin with a historical precis devoted to the origins ofthe modern practice ofhumanrights I then comment about the two main elements ofhuman rights...
... groups, and shall furtherthe activities ofthe United Nations for the maintenance of peace (3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children ^ ... Everyone has the right to the protection ofthelaw against such interference or attacks ^ Top Article 13 • • (1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each ... government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives (2) Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his country (3) The will ofthe people shall be the basis of...
... ratified by many countries [8] All these initiatives draw on theprinciplesofhumanrights to prohibit the unlawful deprivation of liberty and the use of 'cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or ... and their family members questions focused on the history ofthe person's illness, the symptoms and course ofthe illness, possible causes, the impact ofthe illness on the individual and the ... entitlement to therights otherwise accorded to morally upright and socialised human beings Their rights are likely to be subsumed to the needs ofthe group thereby sanctioning the use of whatever...
... But if the long arm of civil law can reach them in their largest market there may be light at the end ofthe tunnel Alien Tort Claims Act One potentially powerful tool in the rebalancing ofrights ... much more the interests ofthe research community than the basic rightsofthe individual or official WHO policy [38] However, the 2002 CIOMS guidelines make reference to the Declaration of Helsinki ... international humanrightslaw We recognize the need for further discussion and the difficulties of conducting international research and the complexities of contemporary medical research in the developing...
... questions of any ofthe villagers The reason for the pictures ofthe front view is because they the walls correctly in the front, but on the sides and the back, as well as the roof, they leave ... if they said any ofthe weak points, they would take back the house and then arrest them because the army came with the donor This practice of placing people from the army in plain clothes in the ... to a lack of focus on humanrights protections following natural disasters, the UN HumanRights Council issued the Report ofthe Representative ofthe Secretary-General on humanrightsof internally...
... role of court in protecting humanrights - The awareness ofthe people about thehumanrights and the role of court in protecting humanrights Firstly, the awareness ofthe people about thehuman ... humanrights Secondly, the awareness ofthe people about the role of court in protecting thehumanrights 2.3.2 The recognition oflaw about the role of court in protecting humanrights - Thelaw ... under the judging execution ofthe Party - The awareness level ofthe people about thehumanrights and the significance of judging activities in protecting thehumanrights - The belief of the...
... scholars Can humanrightslaw embody human rights? The responses ofthe natural and protest scholars Both natural and protest scholars believe in humanrights What is the basis ofhuman rights? The response ... oppose the concept ofhumanrights Are those who find the concept ofhumanrights altogether defective against human rights? It would be ridiculous to assume that they are in favour of their supposed ... President ofthe ECHR’ (2003) 21 Netherlands Quarterly ofHumanRights 185–201, at 193 ‘Few would deny that the system of protection ofhumanrights established by the European Convention on Human Rights...
... Convention on HumanRights in comparison with those ofthe International Declaration on HumanRights 21 21 4.3.1.2 Remarks 4.3.2 The Beginning 4.3.1.1 The Title and Preamble ofthe Convention and their ... Preamble ofthe Declaration and their realization 3.3.2 The Beginning 17 The Ending 18 iv 3.3.3.1 The Ending ofthe Declaration and its realization 18 3.3.3.2 Remarks 19 CHAPTER IV THE DISCOURSE ... characteristics ofthe International 10 Declaration on HumanRights 3.2.1 Purposes 10 3.2.2 Typical legal characteristics 10 3.3 A study ofthe discourse structure and some major linguistic features of the...
... theRightsofthe Child) - Depositary E.g.: The Secretary-General ofthe United Nations is designated as the depositary ofthe present Convention (Article 53 of Convention on theRightsofthe ... and the scope ofthe Convention, which is often seen through the Title ofthe Convention and repeated in a small phrase of one ofthe subordinate clauses The year of adoption, not always, but often ... constitute the most parts ofthe Preamble E.g.: The Governments signatory hereto, being Members ofthe Council of Europe, 22 Considering that the aim ofthe Council of Europe is the achievement of greater...