New Labour and the Distribution of Power: Constitutional Reform, Human Rights and Civil Liberties

2010 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. S78-S95
Author(s):  
FRANCESCA KLUG
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
New Labour ◽  
Constitutional Reform ◽  
Distribution Of Power

The Effects of Human Rights on Economic Growth, 1965 to 2010

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 375-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wade M. Cole
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
Domestic Investment ◽  
Reverse Causality ◽  
Bodily Integrity ◽  
Explanatory Factors ◽  
Economic Growth Rates

A long-standing research question asks whether democracy promotes or inhibits development, but relatively few studies explore the developmental consequences of human rights. I analyze the effect of respect for bodily integrity rights and civil liberties on economic growth rates, measured as percentage changes in gross domestic product over pooled five-year intervals, for 138 countries between 1965 and 2010. Bodily integrity rights entail fundamental protections against torture, political imprisonment, extrajudicial killing, and disappearances. Civil liberties include the freedoms of speech, assembly, religion, and movement. The analyses make use of estimators designed to isolate causal directionality. I find that improvements in countries’ rated bodily integrity practices boost economic growth rates, even after accounting for other important explanatory factors and the possibility of reverse causality. Additional analyses suggest that this effect operates largely through increased domestic investment. Static levels in bodily integrity scores, conversely, have no effect on growth; neither do static levels of or dynamic changes in civil liberties.

scholarly journals Countering Ethnic Violence, Extremism, and Terrorism or Human Rights Violations: A Case Study of Central Asian Republics

2018 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Adam Saud ◽  
Dr. Irfan Hussain Qaisrani
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
Ethnic Violence ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
Human Rights Organizations ◽  
Regional Dynamics ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
The Social ◽  
Free Region

Central Asia has been declared as ‘not free’ region by most of the global human rights organizations. The region has been governed by the old socialist-minded leadership since its independence. This style does not give room for civil liberties and human rights. Furthermore, the region has been marked with extremism, terrorism and ethnic violence for a long period of time. The regimes are also supported by other ‘not free’ states especially Russia and China. Such kind of regional dynamics has encouraged the states to adopt oppressive policies in order to strengthen themselves. This research focuses; to understand the social and ethnic demography of the Central Asian region; to understand the hyper-presidential political systems of the region; to understand the violent and non-violent movements against the ‘system’, and to analyze the state policies towards human rights and civil liberties.

scholarly journals EXISTENCE OF LOCAL LEGAL PRODUCT NUANCED OF SHARI’AH IN INDONESIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rommy Patra
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
Local Autonomy ◽  
Reform Era ◽  
Legal Product

<p><em>The existence of local legal product  nuanced of shari'a in Indonesia is rampant  in the reform era. The establishment of  local legal product  that nuanced of shari'a is effort to formalize shari'ah  Islam in the life of the nation. But its existence has caused controversy because of have nature of sectarian and vulnerable to violation of human rights such as discriminatory and restrict civil liberties. Therefore, necessary  for the structuring of local legal product  that nuanced of shari'a, if necessary until to cancel it in order to improve the quality of implementation of local autonomy in Indonesia.</em></p>

Putin’s 2020 Constitutional Amendments: What Changed? What Remained the Same?

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-26
Author(s):  
William E. Pomeranz
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
Term Limits ◽  
Constitutional Reform ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Public Power ◽  
Constitutional Amendments

Abstract Constitutional reform dominated Russia’s legal and political agenda in 2020. Starting with Putin’s January 15, 2020 state-of-the-nation address, the 1993 Yeltsin constitution was amended and substantially transformed to meet Putin’s immediate and more long-term political objectives. In the process a flawed but forward-looking document has been stripped of much of its liberal potential and instead been converted into a more traditional top-down system of governance. Putin did not just overturn the term limits on his presidency. He created a new power vertical (the unified system of public power), a stronger presidency, and a more subservient judiciary. Moreover, Putin’s amendments undermine the constitution’s internal consistency by introducing numerous contradictions into Russia’s founding law. In particular, while technically observing the constitution’s procedural requirements, he managed to downgrade Russia’s civil liberties—the highest value under the 1993 constitution—while elevating and expanding Russia’s social rights.

Conservative Anti-HRA Rhetoric, the Bill of Rights ‘Solution’ and the Role of the Bill of Rights Commission

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Fenwick
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Constitutional Reform ◽  
The Political ◽  
Coalition Government ◽  
Bill Of Rights ◽  
Conservative Government ◽  
European Court ◽  
Human Rights Act ◽  
Advisory Role

This chapter considers proposals for changes that might be made by a British Bill of Rights, as compared with the Human Rights Act, under the Coalition government, or a future Conservative government. It considers views expressed by Conservative spokespersons prior to and after the 2010 general election, and answers given by members of the Bill of Rights Commission to the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee in 2011. This chapter also touches on the second aspect of the Commission's remit — its advisory role on reform of the European Court of Human Rights. It questions whether adopting a Bill of Rights on the lines favoured by the Conservative leadership, combined with the Strasbourg reforms recently determined on, would be likely to realise Conservative aims of creating divergence from Strasbourg and enhancing parliamentary autonomy.

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