scholarly journals Protecting Human Rights in the Pacific

2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Butler
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Introductory Article ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Rights Issues ◽  
Culture And Language

Between 27 and 29 April 2008, the International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights hosted a human rights law conference. This introductory article provides an overview of the papers presented on the 28th and 29th. The idea for the conference emerged when a break-out group from another conference discussed whether the 1989 LAWASIA Pacific Human Rights Charter could be revived. The aim of this conference was to identify key human rights challenges in the Pacific and strategies for strengthening national, regional and international mechanisms for enhanced protection of human rights in the region. Representatives were asked to prepare country reports on their respective states having regard to the following human rights issues: health, environment, culture and language, education, and the rule of law. 

scholarly journals Judicial procedural issues of choosing an effective method of legal protection in civil cases

2021 ◽  
pp. 67-75
Author(s):  
Andrii Shabalin
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Specific Method ◽  
Judicial Discretion ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
European Court ◽  
Legal Nature ◽  
Procedural Code ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Civil Cases

Keywords: civil procedural protection, court effective way of protection, civilprocess The article is devoted to the study of Civil Procedureaspects of the court's application of a proper and effective method of protecting aviolated right within the frame of its own judicial discretion. Attention is paid to thestudy of the legal nature of civil protection, existing doctrinal positions, as well as thelegal and regulatory environment. The features of the exercise of discretionary powersby the court regarding the use of an effective method of protecting violated privatelaw have been established. It is indicated that the court is empowered to choose an effectivemethod of legal protection exclusively within the limits of the statement ofclaim — claims are detailed. It is emphasized that when choosing an effective methodof protection, the principle of the rule of law must be observed, in accordance with theprovisions of Article 10 of the Civil Procedural Code of Ukraine (“CPCU”). This meansthat an effective method of legal protection must be correlated with the provisions ofthe Convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms and thecase law of the European Court of Human Rights. This universal provision applies toall cases of claim proceedings, namely the claim, which are decided by the rules ofcivil procedure. The peculiarity of the court's use of an effective method of protectionin civil cases is that it can choose an effective method of legal protection only in courtcases in which the claim is considered, as well as when the law or agreements do notdetermine the effective method of legal protection. On the basis of the conducted scientificresearch, the author has developed own gradation of legal criteria of choice bycourt of an effective way of legal protection at consideration of civil cases. Such a gradationis universal for all cases considered by the court under the rules of civil procedure.Exceptions to the above regarding the application of a specific method of protectionare cases related to compensation for damage caused to an individual as a resultof withdrawal of an insolvent bank from the market or liquidation of the bank.

Part III Structural Principles, Ch.20 Democracy and the Rule of Law

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomuschat Christian
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal Nature ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Structural Principles ◽  
International Instruments

This article examines the role of the rule of law and democracy in international human rights law. It discusses the legal nature and the formal recognition of the rule of law and democracy. It explains that that rule of law and democracy are elements that constitute essential pillars promoting real enjoyment of human rights but they are dependent on the general conditions prevailing within society. This article highlights the importance of the supervisory roles of international bodies in ensuring the effectiveness of the guarantees set forth in international instruments for the protection of human rights.

scholarly journals Evaluating ‘Life Steeped in Power’: Non-Domination, the Rule of Law and Spatial Restrictions for Irregular Migrants

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lieneke Slingenberg
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Practical Relevance ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Irregular Migrants ◽  
Normative Framework ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
State Coercion ◽  
The Right

Abstract Irregular migrants in Europe are increasingly subjected to state coercion, surveillance and spatial restrictions, such as containment, dispersal and forced transfers. Lawyers usually evaluate such practices in the light of human rights law, which only provides limited protection. For this reason, I propose an alternative normative framework to evaluate and assess coercive state practices towards irregular migrants: the concept of freedom as non-domination. In this article, I conceptualize non-domination from a rule of law perspective. To this end, I start from Lovett’s procedural account of arbitrariness; and complement this with Benton’s focus on unaccountable power and Palombella’s argument for ‘duality of law’. In the second part of this article, I apply this normative framework to coercive practices in shelters for irregular migrants in the Netherlands. This allows me to demonstrate the practical relevance and consequences of the theory. It discloses how the protection of freedom as non-domination, conceptualized from a rule of law perspective, sets more demanding criteria for the (courts of) law than the protection of human rights. At the same time, it does not require non-interference or elaborate positive obligations from the state. For irregular migrants, who do not have the right to reside in the territory, but who are entirely under the control of state power, non-domination as conceptualized in this paper provides, in my view, a necessary framework of review that ensures a kind of protection that is currently lacking.

scholarly journals Does Indonesian COVID-19 Emergency Law Secure Rule of Law and Human Rights?

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 306
Author(s):  
Herlambang Perdana Wiratraman
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Emergency Situation ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
New Development ◽  
The Government

President Joko Widodo announced a public health emergency at the end of March 2020. This policy demonstrates denial, too late and limited in responding to the spread of Covid-19. On the other hand, the state security approach during the pandemic has pressured civil liberties, especially criticisms against government policies. This phenomenon is not a new development in Indonesia whereby attacks on freedom of expression and academic freedom are common. This article analyses how the COVID-19 health emergency situation is handled by the government from the perspective of human rights law standards and the rule of law. This article argues the Indonesian COVID-19 emergency law violates many guarantees of legal protection under the rule of law standard. It is apparent how the issue of human rights has not yet become an effective strategy or approach in this non-natural disaster emergency situation.

9. International human rights law

2021 ◽  
pp. 163-185
Author(s):  
Anders Henriksen
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Enforcement Mechanisms ◽  
Private Actors

This chapter discusses the system of human rights protection that has emerged since the end of the Second World War. It begins in Section 9.2 with the primary sources of human rights law before Section 9.3 discusses the different categories of human rights. Section 9.4 discusses the obligation on states to offer protection from acts of private actors. Section 9.5 provides an overview of the enforcement mechanisms in the UN and Section 9.6 focuses on the regional protection of human rights. Section 9.7 discusses the territorial scope of human rights treaties and Section 9.8 concerns the application of human rights in times of public emergency. Section 9.8 provides an overview of the international legal protection of refugees.

Human Rights Law Directions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Davis
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Academic Quality ◽  
Legal Response ◽  
Innovative Learning ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Religious Dress ◽  
The Impact

Without assuming prior legal knowledge, books in the Directions series introduce and guide readers through key points of law and legal debate. Self-test questions and exam questions help readers to engage fully with each subject and check their understanding as they progress. Human Rights Law Directions has been written expressly to guide you through your study of human rights law, and to explain clearly and concisely the key areas of this fascinating subject. Combining academic quality with innovative learning features and online support, this is an ideal text for those studying human rights law for the first time. This fifth edition has been fully updated with key developments in human rights law, including: discussion, in so far as information allows, of proposed reform of the legal protection of human rights in the United Kingdom, post-‘Brexit’; the ECtHR case law on unlawful rendition; deportation and human rights; the impact of human rights on warfare and the condition of British troops abroad; the impact of Article 8 on abortion and assisted suicide; concerns over surveillance and communications data; the impact of human rights law on controversies over religious dress (such as the burqa ban in France); and possible infringements of rights by the legal response to Coronavirus.

scholarly journals RELEVANSI HAM DALAM PERSPEKTIF HUKUM DI INDONESIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-48
Author(s):  
Rizkyana Tri Nandini ◽  
Anita Trisiana ◽  
Dina Yeti Utami
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Show Evidence ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRAKHak Asasi Manusia adalah suatu hak fundemental  yang dimiliki manusia yang merekat pada seseorang dari lahir, HAM tersebut juga tidak dapat dirampas dan dicabut keberadaannya selain itu untuk kehormatan, HAM juga harus dihargai, dipelihara, dan dijaga oleh negara, hukum, pemerintah dan semua orang. Hubungan antara HAM dan negara hukum sangat erat dan saling berhubungan serta tidak dapat dipisahkan karena suatu hukum berfungsi untuk melindungi hak asasi manusia itu, selain itu semua perilaku manusia disuatu negara selalu berdasarkan hukum. Semua hak terikat oleh hukum dan ada bukti bahwa hukum yang mengikatnya. Sebagai warga negara kita harus mengetahui pentingnya hubungan HAM dengan hukum yang mengatur agar dapat terhindar dari pelanggaran HAM. Metode yang diterapkan yaitu metode penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukan bukti bahwa hukum sangat berpengaruh dan penting dalam penegakan HAM, hal ini karena hukum sebagai penunjang dan mengikat setiap orang serta memberikan sanksi bagi yang melanggarnya, sehingga adanya hubungan antara rule of law dengan HAM sangat jelas. Setiap individu membutuhkan hak asasinya dengan adanya kepastian hukum. Di dalam hukum terhadapat pengaturan tentang hak, dan dalam hak manusia tertulis perlindungan hukumnya. Jadi hubungan keduannya berhubungan satu sama lain dan saling melengkapi. Untuk itu, kita harus memahami relevansi HAM dan hukum agar kita juga dapat terhindar dari pelanggaran HAM.Kata Kunci : Hak Asasi Manusia, Hukum, IndonesiaABSTRACTHuman rights are fundamental rights that are owned by humans which are inherent in someone from birth. Human rights cannot be deprived and deprived of their existence. Besides that, for honor, human rights must also be respected, maintained and guarded by the state, law, government and everyone The relationship between human rights and the rule of law is very close and interconnected and cannot be separated because a law functions to protect human rights, besides that all human behavior in a country is always based on law. All rights are bound by law and there is evidence that the law is binding. As citizens, we must know the importance of the relationship between human rights and laws that regulate human rights violations to be avoided. The method applied is a qualitative research method with a descriptive approach. The results of this study show evidence that law is very influential and important in upholding human rights, this is because the law supports and binds everyone and imposes sanctions for those who break it, so that the relationship between rule of law and human rights is very clear. Every individual needs their basic rights with legal certainty. In the law there are regulations regarding rights, and in human rights written legal protection. So the relationship between the two is related to each other and complementary. For that, we must understand the relevance of human rights and the law so that we can also avoid human rights violations.Keywords: Human Rights, Law, Indonesia

9. International human rights law

2019 ◽  
pp. 166-188
Author(s):  
Anders Henriksen
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Enforcement Mechanisms ◽  
Private Actors

This chapter discusses the system of human rights protection that has emerged since the end of the Second World War. It begins in Section 9.2 with the primary sources of human rights law before Section 9.3 discusses the different categories of human rights. Section 9.4 discusses the obligation on states to offer protection from acts of private actors. Section 9.5 provides an overview of the enforcement mechanisms in the UN and Section 9.6 focuses on the regional protection of human rights. Section 9.7 discusses the territorial scope of human rights treaties and Section 9.8 concerns the application of human rights in times of public emergency. Section 9.8 provides an overview of the international legal protection of refugees.

scholarly journals Papua New Guinea: Country Report on Human Rights

2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Freda Talao
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Country Report ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The People ◽  
Human Rights Treaties ◽  
Rights Issues ◽  
Culture And Language

This article provides an overview of Papua New Guinea (PNG)'s status on human rights. The author explores the human rights treaties that PNG has ratified, the available legal and administrative remedies for human rights breaches, the principle of the rule of law in PNG, and the culture and language of PNG. It is concluded that PNG has not made much progress in advancing or protecting the rights of its people, and must support all initiatives to educate people on their rights as a strategy to ensure that the people are not left continuously ignorant of human rights issues. 

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