scholarly journals La Deuxieme Republique Rwandaise : Evolution, Bilan et Perspectives

Afrika Focus ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 2 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 273-298
Author(s):  
Filip Reyntjens
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Political Conflict ◽  
The Political ◽  
Second Republic ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Constitutional Government ◽  
Political Evolution ◽  
Short Survey ◽  
The Military

The Second Republic Of Rwanda : Evolution, Balance And Perspectives This paper provides a short survey and assessment of the political evolution of Rwanda since the inception of the Second Republic in 1973. After a period of de facto rule the country returned to constitutional government in 1978. A single party, the Revolutionary National Movement for the Development, had already been created by the military in 1975. The paper examines the constitution, the organisation of elections, political conflict and the respect for human rights and the rule of law. While the regime has achieved considerable successes, the paper argues that its level of institutionalisation remains limited and that its stability and achievements are essentially due to the personality of President Habyarimana.

scholarly journals The second Republic of Rwanda: Evolution, Balance and Perspectives

Afrika Focus ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 2 (3-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Filip Reyntjens
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Constitutional Law ◽  
Political Change ◽  
Political Conflict ◽  
The Political ◽  
Second Republic ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Constitutional Government ◽  
The Military

This paper provides a short survey and assessment of the political evolution of Rwanda since the inception of the Second Republic in 1973. After a period of de facto rule the country returned to constitutional government in 1978. A single party, the Revolutionary National Movement for the Development, had already been created by the military in 1975. The paper examines the constitution, the organisation of elections, political conflict and the respect for human rights and the rule of law. While the regime has achieved considerable successes, the paper argues that its level of institutionalisation remains limited and that its stability and achievements are essentially due to the personality of President Habyarimana. KEYWORDS : civilianisation, constitutional law, political change, Rwanda 

Bangladesh in 2012

Asian Survey ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahrar Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
War Crimes ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Environment ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
War Crimes Trial ◽  
The U.S

The year 2012 began well for Bangladesh. Economic performance was impressive, and there were some notable political developments, such as the starting of the War Crimes Trial. However, corruption remained a pressing issue, the rule of law and human rights in the country became increasingly tenuous, and the political environment continued to be turbulent and uncertain. Moreover, issues regarding the country’s relationship with both India and the U.S. were poorly resolved.

Secrets and Lies

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Guelke
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Barack Obama ◽  
Mass Casualty ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Public ◽  
Counter Terrorism ◽  
Constitutional Government

The response of Western governments to the threat posed by mass-casualty terrorism has resulted in a widening gulf between their theory and practice of counter-terrorism and their proclaimed commitment to the maintenance of fundamental human rights. A shocking picture has emerged of wrongdoing perpetrated under the broad terms of counter-terrorist measures adopted since 9/11. This chapter seeks to explain this outcome, especially in the light of the episodic and limited nature of attacks by jihadis on Western societies since 2001. It also examines how President Barack Obama has grappled with the argument that some of the measures designed to protect the public from terrorism pose a threat to constitutional government and to the rule of law. It notes that his readiness to accept that such dangers do indeed exist has been exceptional among Western political leaders and that reliance on secrecy, misinformation, and denial has been the norm.

Modern slavery in global context: ending the political economy of forced labour and slavery

2019 ◽  
pp. 29-46
Author(s):  
Aidan McQuade
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Modern Slavery ◽  
Political Economies ◽  
Forced Labour ◽  
Human Rights Standards

This chapter begins by setting out the root causes of slavery, and demonstrating the fundamental role of the failure of the rule of law in enabling slavery to persist. It then sets out how particular failures in the rule of law give rise to four ‘peacetime’ political economies of slavery (i.e. state-sponsored slavery, state-tolerated slavery, state-facilitated slavery, state-muddled slavery). Where international mechanisms exist to uphold human rights standards, these political economies may be reformed somewhat. However, in addition, what is needed is a more fundamental reform of the nature of all political economies to establish processes to empower vulnerable individuals and groups and to uphold human rights standards. The chapter then sets out what forms these reforms must take to establish political economies with the potential to reduce slavery, if not eliminate it completely.

scholarly journals Power Politics and the Rule of Law in Post-Dayton Bosnia

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Donais
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Political Conflict ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Law Reform ◽  
The Political ◽  
Power Politics ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Past ◽  
Political Status

Over the past two decades, therule of law has emerged as a key priority within contemporary peacebuildingefforts. Drawing on examples from post-Dayton Bosnia, this article examines theimpact of rule of law reform efforts on broader patterns of power and politicalauthority in peacebuilding contexts. It suggests that in the case of Bosnia,the use of rule of law strategies to restructure political life has largelyfailed. Thus, despite some notable achievements on the rule of law front, thecore dynamics of Bosnia’s political conflict remain intact, and country’s peaceprocess is as fragile as ever. The article concludes by noting that charting acourse between accepting the political status quo and fundamentallytransforming it requires more nuanced approaches that advance the rule of laweven while accepting its limits as an instrument of deep politicaltransformation.

scholarly journals Między polityką a prawem. Problem „upolitycznienia” tworzenia prawa

2017 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 115-132
Author(s):  
Tadeusz Biernat
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Political Power ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Law ◽  
Politics And Law ◽  
Law Making

BETWEEN POLITICS AND LAW. THE PROBLEM OF “POLITICIZATION” THE CREATION OF LAWThe purpose of this article is to analyze the phenomenon of “politicization” of the law making process. Astrong form of politicization is the political instrumentalization of law when the law is treated as the implementation of particular interests of the political power; when is created in violation of the legality of the law-making activities; when it violates the rights of individuals human rights. The weaker but more common form of politicization the creation of law is related to the violation by apolitical authority, legislative body, additional restrictions imposed on it, which are supposed to guarantee ahigh level quality of the law. Three of the most characteristic limitations will be the basis for analyzing the phenomenon of politicization of law making. They are related to: the legitimization of law-making, the democratization of law-making process, and the standards of legislation that are characteristic of lawmaking in ademocratic state under the rule of law. To some extent, these phenomena are interconnected, one can say that they are involved in shaping the pat­tern of the proper legislation by preventing or reducing the politicization of the lawmaking process and its key decisions.

Political Dissent, Human Rights, and Legal Transformations: Communist and Post-Communist Experiences

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 553-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiří Přibáň
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Democratic Politics ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Dissent ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Communist System ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Communist Countries

The article focuses on the legacy of political dissent in communist countries and its impact on post-communist political and legal transformations. The first part describes the nature of communist politics and the legal system founded on the principle of ‘socialist legality.’ In the following part, the dissident argumentative blend of legalism and natural rights will be analysed as both a critique of the communist system and a structural precondition of post-communist constitutional and legal transformations. The final part will focus on how the political dissent in communist countries symbolised virtues of civil society and liberal democratic politics based on the rule of law and influenced the emerging constitutional systems based on the protection of human rights.

scholarly journals Refugees from Suriname

Refuge ◽  
1984 ◽  
pp. 5-10
Author(s):  
Betty Sedoc-Dahlberg
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
International Commission ◽  
Background Information ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Special Commission ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Military

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington published a brief report on the situation of human rights in Suriname in October 1983 following a visit of a special commission in June of that year. The report questions the government's expressed intention to allow for the expression of popular will or to permit freedom in the media. The Commission concluded that serious violations of important human rights occurred. The International Commission of Jurists in Geneva also published a report entitled "Human Rights in Suriname" which concluded that "the chain of events since 1980 demonstrates an escalation in the military authority's disregard for the rule of law, which is set aside whenever they consider it necessary for the consolidation of their position. " This characteristic report provides background information to the creation of refugees from Suriname in the Netherlands.

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