A Case-Law Study of the Truth as Human Right

Global Jurist ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Castillo-Córdova ◽  
Susana Mosquera-Monelos
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Focus Attention ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
International Recognition ◽  
Human Good ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right

AbstractWe consider the right to the truth an essential human right that should be recognized and guaranteed by the Law. Allowing all humans access to the truth is a human good permitting the achievement of a higher degree of human perfection and realization and, consequently, there are strong reasons to affirm that the Law should recognize and guarantee as much as possible access to the truth. Considering that it has been the international recognition of the right to the truth which has provided the basis for domestic regulations it is logical that we should focus attention on the international sphere of human rights protection and it is for this reason that we have carried out a case-law method investigation to describe the concept of “the right to the truth”.

scholarly journals Right to abortion in modern law and in the practice of the European Court of Human Rights

2021 ◽  
pp. 159-170
Author(s):  
Majida Lubura
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Case Law ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Right To Life ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Safe Abortion ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
European Court ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
The Right

A basic human right - the right to life, even today faces numerous questions when it comes to its scope. One of those questions is the issue of the right to abortion, which is the subject of numerous controversies among lawyers, philosophers, medical workers, theologists, as well as among citizens in the broadest sense. Debates that exist in various scientific disciplines indicate the complexity of these issues that needs to be legally regulated at the domestic and international level. For that reason, it is necessary to follow and study the judgments of international bodies that have been passed in connection with this issue. As the most developed system of Human Rights protection has been established within the European Convention on Human Rights, and at the same time the most relevant for our country, in this paper the author studies the current practice of the European Court of Human Rights related to the right to abortion. It is evident, from the case law presented in this paper that the Court had a very delicate and difficult task to balance between diametrically opposing rights and interests of various interested parties. The Court's judgments show a consensus only regarding the question of the existence of the right to abortion in cases where the right to life and health of women is endangered. Opponents of abortion claim that in this case, it is not the right to abortion, but the right to life of a woman and that only then an abortion is allowed and justified to be performed, as well as that it is a conclusion that can be deduced from the Court's case law. However, the author of this paper believes that even though the practice of the court is quite neutral, it still tends more towards granting the right to safe abortion.

scholarly journals Current challenges in the field of human rights protection during the covid-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 61-64
Author(s):  
M.I. Saenko ◽  
V.V. Goloborodko ◽  
V.S. Pleskachova
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Emergency Situation ◽  
Case Law ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Public Buildings ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
The Right

In the articles on the problems of quarantine restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, ambiguities are identified against epidemiological measures in the legislation of Ukraine. Emphasis is also placed on the violation of international acts ratified by Ukraine and the inconsistency of norms in national and international law. The normative legal acts of Ukraine are considered, which propose to allow restriction of certain rights and freedoms of man and citizen. The fundamental aspects of the right to protection from pressure on a person, enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights during an emergency, have been identified. The key cases that provide an opportunity to derogate from an emergency situation under Article 15 of the European Convention on Human Rights are listed. Emphasis is placed on the ambiguity of the wording of the terms «public buildings», «public transport» in terms of violation of the rules on human quarantine, sanitary and hygienic, sanitary and anti-epidemic rules and regulations provided by the Law of Ukraine «On Protection of Infectious Diseases» and stay in public buildings, structures, public transport during quarantine without wearing personal protective equipment. An example from case law on the prescribed restrictions is given based on both interpretations of European and all-Ukrainian law. It was emphasized that the main act, which has the highest legal force on the territory of Ukraine, was violated in terms of freedom of movement, the right to hold rallies, the right to education and work. The normative legal act concerning restrictions within Ukraine in connection with the pandemic was analyzed, namely the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of March 11, 2020 №211 “On prevention of the spread of acute respiratory disease COVID-19 caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV- 2 ”, as well as international experience in the protection of human rights during the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Sports in the Case-Law of the European Court of Human Rights

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakub Czepek
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Point Of Interest ◽  
European Court ◽  
Degrading Treatment ◽  
The Right

Sport has been an object of interest of international law on several occasions. It has also been a point of interest of regional human rights protection, for example within the legal system of Council of Europe. Recently, the European Court of Human Rights has developed its case-law concerning sport-related issues, such as football supporters related violence and prevention of events of hooliganism, anti-doping related issues or fairness of proceedings before The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne or the protection of professional athletes’ rights in the context of anti-doping requirements. The article focuses on the ECtHR case-law relating to sport within the meaning of the  right to life (art. 2 of the ECHR), prohibition of torture of inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (art. 3 of the ECHR), right to liberty and security (art.5 of the ECHR), right to a fair trial (art.6 of the ECHR) or right to protection of private and family life (art.8 of the ECHR).

scholarly journals PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN CASES OF POLICE POWERS EXCEED IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 1371-1376
Author(s):  
Temelko Risteski ◽  
Georgi Tonovski ◽  
Vesna Sijic
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Police Powers ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The One ◽  
The Right ◽  
Excessive Use Of Force

Police in a democratic society is a service of the citizens. Its main tasks are the maintenance of public order and peace, the direct protection of human rights of citizens, the prevention of criminal acts and the fight against crime. As a service of the citizens, the police is obliged to respect human rights while performing the activities within its competence. The police have a dual role in securing human rights. On the one hand, it is obliged to protect human rights. On the other hand, when taking police powers, it should be extremely careful and not allow human rights to be endangered by exceed police powers.The powers of the Macedonian police in the performance of the activities under its competence are prescribed by the Law on Internal Affairs and the Law on Police. They are numerous. Among them are the use of firearms and other means of coercion. In addition, it has the right to examine citizens, the right to detention and deprivation of liberty. These and other powers of the police are always followed by a latent danger of being exceeded and thus, human rights to be harmed.The paper deal protection of human rights in cases of exceed police powers such as unlawful and unprofessional conduct, offensive and degrading behavior, harassment, excessive use of force with elements of torture, brutal behavior, bodily injuries, etc. In addition, the paper includes mechanisms for prevention of overstepping of police powers from the aspect of human rights protection.

scholarly journals Problems of enforcement of the right to human dignity in Ukraine

2020 ◽  
pp. 160-164
Author(s):  
Heorhii Moisei
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Human Dignity ◽  
Central Place ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Constitutional State ◽  
Federal Constitutional ◽  
The Right

The article examines the problems of enforcement of the right to human dignity in Ukraine. It is emphasized that the modernmodel of realization and protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms is an integral attribute for sustainable development ofsociety, and the right to dignity as a determining human right occupies a central place in the system of constitutional law.A special attention is drawn on the double dimension of human dignity in the Constitution of Ukraine, its significance and specialplace in the system of constitutional law.The legal views of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine in terms of knowledge and substantiation of human dignity, its key rolein the development of the human rights protection system, the tendency to change approaches to the interpretation of this concept overthe past 20 years have been analyzed.An attention is also focused on the inexpediency of using a positivist approach during interpretation of such a right category ashuman dignity.The author takes up the position that understanding the right to human dignity is essential to the development of natural legaldoctrine of human rights.The problem of exercising the right to human dignity is to develop own approaches to understanding human dignity, and so thatthe adoption of quality decisions by the Constitutional Court of Ukraine.The multidimensional understanding and grounding of human dignity has been analyzed by the Federal Constitutional Court ofGermany, which considers the human dignity as a fundamental right. It is also noted that the use of such practices is a consequence of the globalization approach to the constitutional interpretation.Primarily, the human dignity accomplishes the function of restricting the legislator in matters relating to the protection of the absolutelyuntouchable sphere.A conclusion was drawn that all acts of the state must comply with it, this is a criterion for the country’s compliance with thesupremacy of law. Human dignity is the main objective of the constitutional state.

Framing the Boundaries of European Human Rights Law

Global Jurist ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (2-3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Can Öztaş
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Case Law ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Court System ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection

AbstractEuropean human rights protection, ensured by the European Convention and Court of Human Rights, is declared to be universal and inclusive, protecting not only citizens of Europe but also anybody residing within the jurisdiction of the signatory countries. This article challenges this declaration and argues, with the help of some examples from the case law, that European human rights protection is based on the defined concepts of European-ness that exclude the perceived non-European within the Convention and the Court system.

scholarly journals PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM ATAS HAK POLITIK PEREMPUAN OLEH NEGARA

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yosefina Daku
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Political Field ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
The Law

As the law states, Indonesia  provide the protection of the rights for of all people without the discrimination. By the basis of the mandate of the Preamble to the Constitution of 1945 that "a just and civilized humanity," the Indonesian state guarantees of a society that is fair. Political rights granted by the country with regard to discrimination is legal protection by the state against women's political rights. By participating in the convention and recognized in the form of Law Number 7 Year of 1984 on Ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, an attempt by the state to remove the problems in realizing the equality of women and men. Therefore  the  problem  that  can  formulated are: 1) how the legal protection of women's political rights in Indonesia? 2) how the implementation of Law Number 7 Year of 1984 on Ratification of the Convention on the Eliminationof All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Related Political Rights of Women?. The purpose of this study was to examine the legal protection by the state against the ful fillment of women's political rights in Indonesia and the implementation of protection of women's political rights pursuant of Law Number7 Year of 1984. This research is a normative law. The technique used in this research is to use the concept approach and statutory approach to reviewing the legislations and legal literatures. Rights protection as a form of justice for each person more specifically regulated in Law about Human Rights. Protection of the rights granted to women by the state including the protection of the political field regulated in some provisions of other legislation. By removing discrimination against women in it’s implementation still look at the culture and customs which is certainly not easy to do and the state is obliged to realize the objectives of the convention

scholarly journals General and Particular Approaches to Implementation of theEuropean Convention on Human Rights

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 248-292
Author(s):  
VLADIMÍRA PEJCHALOVÁ GRÜNWALDOVÁ
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
National Level ◽  
Case Law ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Constitutional Courts ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
National Courts ◽  
European Court

AbstractThis article deals with the implementation, at the national level, of European human rights protection standards as enshrined in theEuropean Convention on Human Rights(ECHR) and interpreted by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). It discusses the principles of interpretation of theECHRby the ECtHR, the interaction and mutual dialogue between the ECtHR and national courts, and the approach of the latter to interpretation and application of the case law of the ECtHR. Using the concrete examples of France and the Czech Republic as case studies, it is shown to what extent and how European constitutional courts take into account and apply the letter of the Convention and its interpretation by the ECtHR.

The European Convention on Human Rights and International Public Order

2003 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 237-270
Author(s):  
Alexander Orakhelashvili
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Public Order ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
The Public ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
European Public ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
The Law ◽  
Definition Of

It is commonly assumed that the European Convention on Human Rights, being a treaty of specific nature, embodies elements of European public order. However, there seems to be no authoritative or generally accepted definition of the public order of Europe, of its essential components, and of its relationship with the notion of international public order. This article will examine these questions. In pursuing this goal, the law-enforcement resources accumulated within the European system of human rights protection will be examined in the context of interaction between the public order of Europe as part of the law of the European Convention, and international public order as part of general international law.

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