The new rebels

Lovecidal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trinh T. Minh-ha
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
Speaking Out ◽  
Public Scrutiny ◽  
And Control ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Chinese Civil Society

This chapter examines not only the unrest in Tibet but also that among China's civil society. It explores social media as a platform for speaking out against the human rights abuses, as well as the limitations of social media given the Chinese government's attempts at censoring these platforms on the matter of Tibet—an act that shares similarities with the U.S. government's own attempts at information surveillance and control as depicted in the previous chapters. The chapter then turns to Chinese civil society at large, as well as the emerging socio-political significance of the legal profession as China's rule of law consistently comes under public scrutiny.

17. Social Media

2018 ◽  
pp. 253-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry Diamond ◽  
Zak Whittington
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Authoritarian Regimes ◽  
Electoral Fraud ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
The Past ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Dominant Parties ◽  
And Control

This chapter examines the role of social media in processes of democratization. Facilitating rapid and decentralized communication among a wide range of actors, social media have played a particularly potent role in the past decade in facilitating the mobilization of protest against authoritarian regimes, the exposure of corruption and human rights abuses, and the monitoring of elections to expose electoral fraud. The chapter explores how social media have provided new tools for challenging dominant parties. It also looks at the ways in which authoritarian regimes censor and suppress access to these tools, while appropriating them for their own purposes of propaganda and control.

scholarly journals The Role of Specialized Civil Society in Challenge Corruption with Glance to I.R.I

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 174
Author(s):  
AmirNezam Barati ◽  
Ali Babayee Mehr ◽  
Mohsen Sharifi
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The Law ◽  
In Transit ◽  
And Control ◽  
Civil Societies

Combating against corruption is one of the most important factors for establishing Good Governance. Corruption is a social, political and economic phenomenon that defect the democratic institutions and stop establishing good governance. This study using analytical – descriptive, analyses the role of civil society in combat corruption with glance to I.R.IFindings of this study show that the role of special civil societies has remarkable efficiency and effectiveness in combat corruption. In challenging corruption different actor such as government, private sector and specialized civil society have function, but the role of civil societies is more effective than others.In relating to the I.R.I actions against corruption, the country enacted different laws such as the law of access to information, the Law of United Nations Convention against Corruption and this process will send a clear message that the country is determined to prevent and control corruption. In pathology of corruption in I.R of Iran the concentration on fighting against corruption, is concentrated on "The Staff of Combat against Economic Corruption" and civil society don’t have effective or remarkable role to fight against this abnormality and this Staff is most important centers to harmonize the actions against corruption. Finally, the most important causes of corruption in every developing Nations in Transit such as Iran are big government and interference of Government in economy, the weakly embedded rule of law, the ineffective and inefficient of government policy, lack of accountability and institutional transparency.

scholarly journals Legal doctrine, legal science and protection of human rights (efficiency ratio)

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 11-15
Author(s):  
Onischenko N.
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal Doctrine ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Current State ◽  
Legal Science ◽  
Democratic State ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Spatio Temporal

The current state of Ukrainian society requires the scientific community to find answers to the general social impulses needed for reform strategies: from unconstructive attempts to replace the state with civil society to efforts aimed at their balanced interaction. It is the principle of social and political balance in the relationship between the rule of law and civil society should be the basis for correcting and correcting the unstable economic situation, overcoming acute social conflicts, establishing the rule of law, building a democratic state. It should be noted that it is quite clear that sometimes the implementation of a right requires at least not one, but clearly several opportunities, such as: economic, educational, social, gender, etc., existing in the relevant spatio-temporal continuum. Moreover, there is an indisputable thesis that there are no secondary or non-first-class or type of human rights, so every unrealized, not realized in time or not fully realized right, without a doubt, is based on the lack of, first of all, the corresponding real opportunities. It is also clear that the implementation of a certain right depends, for example, on the relevant regulations. we note that state-building processes, their dynamics, progressive trends depend on many factors. In this context, the interconnectedness of the development of a democratic, legal, social, European state and the formation of a mature, active, civil society was considered. Keywords: legal science, legal doctrine, human rights, rights and opportunities, legal development.

Conclusion

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimmy Patiño
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
San Diego ◽  
Immigration Policies ◽  
Undocumented Migrants ◽  
Immigration Reform ◽  
Immigrant Rights ◽  
Mexico Border ◽  
And Control ◽  
The U.S

The Conclusion is a brief analysis of how the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) both conceded to and fragmented the Chicano/Mexicano immigrant rights mobilizations facilitated in part by the CCR. Signed by a Republican, it was the first mass amnesty act revealing the influence of the human rights components of Chicano/Mexicano organizing that activists in San Diego had taken part in formulating beginning in the late 1960s. Yet the act also marginalized the abolitionist position of the movement, giving concessions by providing amnesty to a subsection of undocumented migrants, while further militarizing the U.S.-Mexico border. The chapter concludes with an analysis of two divergent responses by Chicano/Mexicano activists o the new law: those who invested their energies in politicizing and assisting undocumented migrants who qualified for the amnesty provisions of IRCA by working with immigration state mechanisms and other activists who continued to criticize the “carrot and stick” immigration policies and maintain the call to abolish immigration state apparatuses.

scholarly journals Blue Helmets, Red Flags: Institutional, Societal, and Military Determinants of Peacekeeping Abuses

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 626-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisella Rodriguez ◽  
Brandon J Kinne
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Host Country ◽  
International Humanitarian Law ◽  
Humanitarian Law ◽  
Red Flags ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
Out Of Sample ◽  
Peacekeeping Missions ◽  
Political Turmoil

AbstractUnited Nations peacekeeping soldiers commit atrocities while deployed despite their mandate to protect civilians from harm. Yet, there is tremendous variation across missions in reported human rights abuses. Why are some missions more susceptible to misconduct than others? To answer this puzzle, we identify three broad sources of influence on peacekeeper behavior: institutions, society, and military culture. Using newly collected data, we find that host-country and contributing-country institutions, particularly press freedoms and rule of law, dramatically decrease violations. Compliance with international humanitarian law also decreases violations, though to a lesser degree than institutions. Societal influences, such as gender norms and income inequality, have virtually no impact on abuses. We illustrate the utility of these findings by generating out-of-sample predictions for hypothetical peacekeeping missions in countries with recent political turmoil.

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.

The Role of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Developing Norms and Standards on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights

Global Jurist ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebenezer Durojaye
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
National Level ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
African Commission ◽  
Hiv Aids

AbstractThis article examines the role of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (African Commission) in establishing norms and standards on HIV and human rights that will assist African governments in addressing human rights abuses in the context of HIV as well as in combating the spread of the epidemic. The article argues that through the promotional and protective mandate of the Commission, opportunity exists for the establishment of important norms and standards to guide African states in addressing human rights challenges raised by HIV/AIDS. It concludes by arguing that the African Commission needs to forge more collaboration with states and civil society groups to ensure proper implementation of its norms and standards at the national level

scholarly journals Democracy as one of the fundamental bases for the implementation of legal guarantees of human rights in Ukraine

2021 ◽  
pp. 204-210
Author(s):  
V. V. Novitskyi
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
State Policy ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Full Range ◽  
National Level ◽  
The People ◽  
Legislative Initiative

The author of the article objectively argued the real importance of realistic instruments of democracy for the modern state formation of Ukraine. One of the most progressive mechanisms for implementing state policy in the field of protection, protection of human rights through their legal guarantees, progressive integration of democratic standards of the international community into the sphere of political and jurisprudence of Ukraine is the active introduction of new levers of democracy. We are convinced that the rules of law governing public relations must meet the challenges of today, and most importantly, be united in the desire of civil society to fully realize the objective demand of the people of Ukraine for justice. The agenda of Ukraine’s strategic priorities is extremely voluminous and endowed with a strong public resonance. That is why the means, the methods of activated democracy, are a potentially effective recipe for reducing the amplitude of public tension. The urgency of the issue of democracy was justified not by political slogans and the popularity of this subject of scientific research, but solely through the prism of the critical need for functional implementation of legislative, procedural guarantees of human rights in Ukraine. After all, in the conditions of modeled totalitarianism, authoritarian system of state policy, prohibitive measures that will be aimed at reducing or eliminating the will of the people, the full implementation of the full range of legal guarantees of human rights will lose its effectiveness. In our opinion, the level of democratic multi-vector practical implementation of the people’s power is a litmus test, a truly effective indicator of the attitude of state power to human rights and the rule of law in Ukraine. The author of the presented study carefully analyzes such institutions of democracy as the initiative in law, the legislative initiative of the people of Ukraine and the procedural implementation of the proposal to hold an all-Ukrainian referendum at the initiative of the citizens of Ukraine. After analyzing the doctrinal component of the initiative in law, we professionally turned our attention to the following fundamental issues: a) joint consolidation of civil society around the following fundamental principles: inviolability, respect for the human rights of everyone; Rule of Law; trust; desire to seek and find a compromise solution to conflicting precedents; b) personal, characterizing the characteristics of the individual who is able to propose legislative initiatives and demonstrate their own responsibility for this process; c) the issue of activating civil society, with the aim of individual, targeted stimulation of their representatives for further motivational training, professional training and formation of a constellation of leaders of local, regional and national level. In the article research, the actual factors of normative implementation of the legislative initiative of the people of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine are considered in detail. The author of the article analyzed the presented subject of the dispute from the point of view of historical preconditions and attempts of parliamentarians to consolidate the people of Ukraine, a full-fledged institution of legislative initiation. In addition, within the framework of the outlined topic, an analysis of the current Draft Law on Amendments to Article 93 of the Constitution of Ukraine (on the legislative initiative of the people) of 29.08.19 was conducted and subjective opinions were provided on the basis of its substantive presentation. In our opinion, for a comprehensive, normative settlement of really important issues of the legislative initiative of the people of Ukraine, it is necessary to adopt an independent, purposeful Law of Ukraine with the relevant subject of jurisprudence. In the context of the study of progressive, legal norms on the vector of the idea of democracy, the main innovations of the Law of Ukraine «On Democracy through All-Ukrainian Referendum», signed by the President of Ukraine on 08.04.21, concerning the implementation of electronic voting and legislative plans areas of application of innovative technologies for electronic (machine) voting and legislative initiative of the people of Ukraine. We are deeply convinced that such an intensifying interest of the scientific community and people’s deputies of Ukraine in the issue of democracy in our country inspires us with optimism and confidence that the initiated legislative initiatives will have their practical success in the process of daily regulation of public relations. Keywords: people of Ukraine, democracy, initiative in law, legislative initiative, democracy.

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