Author : Cynthia Soohoo
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 41,73 MB
Release : 2009-12
Category : History
ISBN : 081222079X
Throughout its history, America's policies have alternatively embraced human rights, regarded them with ambivalence, or rejected them out of hand. The essays in this volume put these shifting political winds into a larger historical perspective, from the country's very beginnings to the present day.
Author : Simon Halliday
Publisher : Hart Publishing
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 49,16 MB
Release : 2004-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 1841133884
This collection of essays, written by a range of distinguished socio-legal scholars, explores human rights in domestic legal systems.
Author : Great Britain. Home Office
Publisher :
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 24,42 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : 9780101378222
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 18,4 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Civil rights
ISBN :
Author : David Hoffman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 50,65 MB
Release : 2011-10-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1139503200
The Human Rights Act 1998 has had a profound effect in numerous private law decisions and has been the subject of extensive academic debate, in particular on the issue of the extent to which it has horizontal effect and its application in disputes between individuals. With contributions from a variety of academics and practitioners, this volume covers and contributes to the academic debate on horizontal effect and considers how theory matches up with case law; the limits of the Act for private law; and its impact on key areas including privacy, defamation, negligence, nuisance, property, commercial law and employment. Together, the book provides a practical critique of the areas discussed, which will be of academic interest to theorists and of practical benefit to lawyers and judges who wish to understand how the academic debates can be brought to bear in particular cases.
Author : Beth A. Simmons
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 40,19 MB
Release : 2009-10-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 0521885108
Beth Simmons demonstrates through a combination of statistical analysis and case studies that the ratification of treaties generally leads to better human rights practices. She argues that international human rights law should get more practical and rhetorical support from the international community as a supplement to broader efforts to address conflict, development, and democratization.
Author : Amnesty International
Publisher : Zest Books ™
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,64 MB
Release : 2021-09-17
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 1728449685
A timely look at children's rights, the young activists who fought for them, and how readers can do the same by Amnesty International, Angelina Jolie, and Geraldine Van Bueren
Author : Frederick Cowell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 20,21 MB
Release : 2017-09-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 1315310031
Since its inception in 1998 the Human Rights Act (HRA) has come in for a wide variety of criticism on legal, constitutional, political and cultural grounds. More recently, this criticism escalated significantly as politicians have seriously considered proposals for its abolition. This book examines the main arguments against the HRA and the issues which have led to public hostility against the protection of human rights. The first part of the book looks at the legal structures and constitutional aspects of the case against the HRA, including the criticism that the HRA is undemocratic and is used by judges to subvert the will of parliament. The second part of the book looks at specific issues, such as immigration and terrorism, where cases involving the HRA have triggered broader public concerns about the protection of human rights. The final section of this book looks at some of the structural issues that have generated hostility to the HRA, such as media coverage and the perception of the legal profession. This book aims to unpick the complex climate of hostility that the HRA has faced and examine the social, political and legal forces that continue to inform the case against the HRA.
Author : Richard Bellamy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 31,23 MB
Release : 2007-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1139467913
Judicial review by constitutional courts is often presented as a necessary supplement to democracy. This book questions its effectiveness and legitimacy. Drawing on the republican tradition, Richard Bellamy argues that the democratic mechanisms of open elections between competing parties and decision-making by majority rule offer superior and sufficient methods for upholding rights and the rule of law. The absence of popular accountability renders judicial review a form of arbitrary rule which lacks the incentive structure democracy provides to ensure rulers treat the ruled with equal concern and respect. Rights based judicial review undermines the constitutionality of democracy. Its counter-majoritarian bias promotes privileged against unprivileged minorities, while its legalism and focus on individual cases distort public debate. Rather than constraining democracy with written constitutions and greater judicial oversight, attention should be paid to improving democratic processes through such measures as reformed electoral systems and enhanced parliamentary scrutiny.
Author : Helmut P. Aust
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 32,27 MB
Release : 2021-04-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 1839108347
This insightful book considers how the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is faced with numerous challenges which emanate from authoritarian and populist tendencies arising across its member states. It argues that it is now time to reassess how the ECHR responds to such challenges to the protection of human rights in the light of its historical origins.
