Human Rights in the Constitutional Law of China in Transition

2016 ◽  
pp. 151-167
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Constitutional Law

The Development of the Notion of Separation of Powers

1992 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Troper
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Constitutional Law ◽  
Separation Of Powers ◽  
Universal Suffrage ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Government ◽  
Constitutional System

It suffices to examine two of the most important texts which form the basis of France's constitutional system, the Declaration of Human Rights of 1789, and the Law of June 3, 1958, in order to become convinced that separation of powers is one of those immutable principles which imposes itself as self-evident on every liberal constituent body. Article 16 of the Declaration of 1789 proclaims that “any society in which the protection of rights is not ensured, nor the separation of powers established, has no constitution”. The constitutional Law of June 3, 1958, for its part, authorizes the government to establish a constitutional project, provided that five principles be respected; among these principles appears, immediately following the necessity of universal suffrage, the separation of powers.

scholarly journals “OBJEKTFORMEL” – EVENTUAL ACTS OF DAMAGE TO HUMAN DIGNITY

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
Izabela Bratiloveanu
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Human Dignity ◽  
Constitutional Law ◽  
Categorical Imperative ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
European Court ◽  
Federal Constitutional ◽  
German Constitutional Law ◽  
First Time

 The Object formula („Objecktformel”) has been designed and developed in the mid century XX by Günter Dürig, starting from the second formula of Kant's categorical imperative. The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany took the formula and applied it for the first time in the case of the telephone conversations of December 15, 1970. The Object formula („Objecktformel”) was taken from the German constitutional law and applied in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights.

scholarly journals La protección del menor desde un enfoque del Derecho Constitucional

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cayetano Núñez Rivero ◽  
Adolfo Alonso Carbajal
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Constitutional Law ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Spanish Law ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
American Muslim

Sobre la protección del menor, se incide en un enfoque propio del Derecho Constitucional, a partir de las declaraciones de los derechos humanos, tanto del ámbito europeo, latinoamericano, musulmán, como de carácter global. A este respecto, se analiza la legislación española y los principios inspiradores de la misma. Se estudian igualmente los conflictos surgidos cuando tales derechos se enfrentan a otros sistemas legales de origen musulmán, que tienen su fundamento en materia de familia en sistemas canónicos jurídicos definidos por el Quaram, los Haddit, o dichos del profeta, la Umma, o decisiones de la asamblea de los creyentes, y los dictámenes de los juristas, organizados en escuelas diferentes, que configuran la Sharia.On the protection of minors, affects its own approach to constitutional law, from the declarations of human rights, both European, Latin American, Muslim, and global in nature. In this regard, discusses about Spanish law and the principles thereof. They also discussed the conflicts where such rights are facing other legal systems of Muslim origin, which are based on family legal systems defined canonical Quaram, the Haddit, or sayings of the prophet, the Umma, or decisions the assembly of believers, and the opinions of jurists, organized in different schools, which make up the Sharia.

Human Rights

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Ewing
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
Constitutional Law ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Municipal Law

This article begins with a brief discussion of what human rights are. It then considers the international treaties which have emerged to protect human rights in national legal systems, focusing on aspects of the scholarship which has developed alongside the cascade of these rights from international law to constitutional law to ordinary municipal law. This is a process which has been controversial as human rights and democracy are seen by some to be mutually dependent, but by others to be engaged in an abrasive struggle for superiority on the battleground of ideas.

The Citizenship Amendment Act 2019: An Insight through Constitutional and Secularism Perspective

2021 ◽  
pp. 002190962110588
Author(s):  
Narender Nagarwal
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Constitutional Law ◽  
Basic Structure ◽  
Nation State ◽  
Democratic Values ◽  
Recent Past ◽  
Indian Constitution ◽  
Socialist State ◽  
Democratic Character

The primary endeavor of this paper is to illuminate the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 through the constitution and human rights jurisprudence perspective. In this paper, an attempt has been made to propose a different interpretation of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 which not only infracts constitutional values but also legalized the hate against minorities, especially Muslims. India—as a nation state—has always cherished and remained concerned about its secular and democratic character. Since independence, India has maintained its global position as a responsible and humane society to protect minorities’ rights and social justice. Shockingly, the legislative development that had taken place in the recent past has questioned India’s commitment toward the certain principle of human rights, democratic values, and secularism which are the hallmark of the Constitution of India. The Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 has put religion as a pre-requisite qualification if someone is desirous to apply for Indian citizenship which is purely a violation of the basic ethos of the constitution. The idea of India as envisioned by the framers of the Indian constitution as a democratic, secular, and socialist state and anything that contrary to its basic structure is unconstitutional. The contentious legislation whether unconstitutional or not needs to be examined through the prism of constitutional law and fundamental norms of human rights. In this research exercise, a modest attempt is made to examine all merits and demerits of this antagonistic citizenship legislation. Throughout the paper, the effort has been given to sustain the notion that India cannot be a republic founded on discrimination, hate, and a pervasive sense of fear.

Constitutional Law and the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights: An Attempt at a Synthesis

2001 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Boštjan M. Zupancic
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Constitutional Law ◽  
Complete Separation ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Legal Process ◽  
Constitutional Courts ◽  
Resolution Process ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Relationship

There are a few premises underlying this discourse on the relationship between constitutional law and European human-rights law which I should reveal before we explore the relationship itself. I start with a functionalistic designation of the general legal process as being no more (and no less!) than a conflict-resolution process. From this perspective, the most important of my starting premises is what I consider to be an empirical fact, that is to say that the constitutional courts now produce jurisprudence(2) overtly and explicitly transcending the Enlightenment's illusion of complete separation between the competencies of the legislative and judicial branches of power.

scholarly journals International Constitutional Law and Judicial Review of Domestic Human Rights Legislation

ICL Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-118
Author(s):  
Laura-Stella Enonchong
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
Constitutional Law ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Domestic Sphere ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Human Rights Regime ◽  
International Human ◽  
Human Rights Norms

Abstract This article discusses the idea of international human rights law as ‘constitutional law’. It applies the French concept of Le contrôle de conventionnalité des lois, to demonstrate the constitutional potentials of international human rights law in the domestic sphere. In most monist constitutional systems based on the French civilian model, international law takes precedence over acts of parliament and other domestic legislation. Due in part to that hierarchy, conventionnalité permits the courts to review domestic law for compatibility with international law. From that perspective, international human rights norms can be said to have assumed a ‘para-constitutional’ function. Using two case studies from francophone Africa, this article argues that conventionnalité has the potential to play a significant role in the domestic implementation of international human rights and ultimately contributing to a more comprehensive domestic human rights regime.

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