Right to Sustainable Development as One of the Rights of Humanity

2020 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 115-130
Author(s):  
Iryna Ivankiv
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Soft Law ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Human Right ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Right To Development ◽  
Individual Human

Right of humanity to development is described within the global search for responses to the planetary challenges. The idea of the rights of humanity is an attempt to propose the new approach to human rights protection, based on global interdependency. The article offers analysis of soft law documents on human right to development, as well as regional instruments for protection of human and peoples’ rights. It is argued that right to sustainable development viewed as a right of humanity may create a broader mechanism of protection both for individual human being and humanity in general.

Universal declaration of human rights as a source of universal international legal standards of human rights

2020 ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Uliana Kuzenko
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Legal Basis ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Legal Standards ◽  
International Human

Purpose. The purpose of the article is to analyze the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as an international legal instrument, which for the first time formulated the foundations of modern democratic status of a human being and its fundamental rights and freedoms. Methodology. The methodology involves a comprehensive study of theoretical and practical material on the subject, as well as a formulation of relevant conclusions and recommendations. During the research, the following methods of scientific cognition were used: dialectical, terminological, formal and logical, systemic and functional. Results. The study found that the main features of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a source of international legal mechanism for the protection of human rights are: 1) it is a fundamental, foundational and universal international human rights act of the United Nations; 2) it establishes a system of fundamental human rights; 3) it defines a common system of fundamental international human rights standards; 4) it determines the principles of legal identity of a human being; 5) it determines the fundamental basis and principles of international legal regulation in the field of human rights protection; 6) it acts as an international legal basis for the adoption of the latest legislation on human rights protection; 7) it acts as an international legal basis for the codification of human rights legislation. Scientific novelty. The study found that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights points to the natural origin of human rights, which must be binding on all States and for the whole population, regardless of citizenship, in order to ensure the human rights protection in a democratic and rule-of-law State. Practical importance. The results of the study can be used to improve Ukrainian legislation on human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Contesting Self-determination in the Wake of Empire: Sovereignty, Human Rights and Economic Justice

2020 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-93
Author(s):  
Miriam Bak McKenna
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
International Economic Order ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Historical Accounts ◽  
East West ◽  
Individual Human

This article considers the ways in which geo-political and legal concerns materialised in debates over self-determination in the years following decolonisation, and how they impacted on its’ possibilities, objectives and conception. During this period, self-determination was not, as some scholars have argued, a declining norm, but one central to the competing visions of reinventing international law after empire. These varying articulations were largely shaped by the experience of colonialism and its ongoing effects, along with the ideological confrontation between East-West and North-South. One articulation stressed the primacy of political and economic sovereignty, prominently seen in calls for the establishment of a New International Economic Order. The other sought to integrate self-determination into the elevation of democratic governance and individual human rights protection. Examining these alternative formulations of self-determination, underlines the incompleteness of mainstream historical accounts, and may throw light upon continuing anxieties over its current legal status.

Liberalism in International Trade, Illiberalism in Domestic Economic Governance and Human Rights Protection in the Context of the WTO

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 238-248
Author(s):  
Vladislav Mulyun
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Fair Trial ◽  
Economic Governance ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Private Actors

This analysis focuses on one aspect of liberalism – the fundamental human right to fair trial – and discovers the possibility for private actors to protect domestically their (human) rights violated by infringements of WTO commitments. In the course of the discussion of relations between the issues of human rights protection and WTO States obligations several dimensions can be revealed.

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 Hak Asasi Manusia Dalam Kerangka Negara Hukum: Catatan Perjuangan di Mahkamah Konstitusi

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andi Muhammad Asrun
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Judicial Review ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Constitutional State ◽  
Setting Mechanism ◽  
The One ◽  
Individual Human

Abstract: Human rights on the one hand by the concept of natural law is an inherent right of every individual human being since birth, but on the other hand the legality of human rights must be shaped by the flow of positivism. The debate over whether human rights should be stipulated in the constitution also influence the discussion of the UUD 1945. Finally, the UUD 1945 amendments regulate the basic rights of citizens more fully starts from the premise that human rights protection is an important element in the concept of a constitutional state. Incorporated therein also setting mechanism of "judicial review" in the Constitutional Court as a means to avoid any legislation contrary to the fundamental rights of citizens as guaranteed in the constitution. Abstrak: Hak Asasi Manusia Dalam Kerangka Negara Hukum: Catatan Perjuangan di Mahkamah Konstitusi. Hak asasi manusia pada satu sisi menurut konsep hukum alam adalah suatu hak yang melekat pada setiap individu manusia sejak dilahirkan, tetapi pada sisi lain hak asasi harus bentuk legalitas menurut aliran positivisme. Perdebatan apakah hak asasi manusia harus diatur dalam konstitusi atau tidak perlu dimuat dalam konstitusi juga mewarnai pembahasan UUD 1945. Amandemen UUD 1945 pasca berakhirnya 32 tahun Pemerintahan Orde Baru di bawah Suharto membawa perubahan significant UUD 1945. Pasca amandemen UUD 1945, konstitusi mengatur secara umum hak warganegara secara lebih lengkap. Perlindungan hak asasi manusia merupakan satu elemen penting dalam konsep negara hukum. Pasca amandemen konstitusi, UUD 1945 mengatur hak-hak dasar warganegara yang lebih lengkap bertitik tolak dari pemikiran bahwa perlindungan hak asasi manusia merupakan satu elemen penting dalam konsep negara hukum. UUD 1945 pasca amandemen memasukkan pengaturan hak warga negara lebih rinci serta mekanisme “judicial review” di Mahkamah Konstitusi sebagai sarana untuk menghindari adanya peraturan yang bertentangan dengan hak-hak dasar warganegara sebagaimana dijamin dalam konstitusi. DOI: 10.15408/jch.v4i1.3200

scholarly journals PERAN SERTA MASYARAKAT DALAM PERLINDUNGAN DAN PENGELOLAAN LINGKUNGAN HIDUP

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasminingrum Yasminingrum
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Environmental Development ◽  
Environmental Functions

<p>Protection and environmental management to ensure the fulfillment and protection of the environment as a part of human rights. As part of the human rights protection and management of the environment in the use of natural resources implemented harmonious, harmonious and balanced with environmental functions. The use of natural resources is based on government policies that are imbued with the obligation to conserve the environment and realize the goal of sustainable environmental development. One way to realize the goal of environmentally sustainable development is to optimize the participation of the community in the protection and management of the environment.</p>

scholarly journals Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): An Accommodating Tool for Business Enterprises to Respect Human Rights

2013 ◽  
pp. 208-218
Author(s):  
Amarjibi Ghimire
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Corporate Behavior ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Human Rights Treaties ◽  
Business Enterprises ◽  
Corporate Social

This article articulates on number of issues on CSR with an analysis of the importance in safeguarding human rights. It explains the comprehendible understanding of CSR and how it has evolved. Further, it highlights what should be the role of human right commission of Nepal in promoting CSR and what should be the corporate behavior of business enterprises under CSR in Nepal upon examination of human rights treaties and exploration of the specific business risks posed by the CSR dilemma. It makes some suggestions on range of actions that responsible business enterprises can take in order to respect and encourage human rights protection.

scholarly journals Kekerasan pada Setiap Tahap Penempatan TKI Asal Propinsi Sumatera Barat Tahun 2006

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Helfi Agustin
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Political Commitment ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Human Rights Violation

Peningkatan jumlah tenaga kerja Indonesia yang diberangkatkan keluar negeri seiring dengan kebijakan nasional diikuti oleh peningkatan berbagai masalah yang mengarah pada pelanggaran hak azasi manusia. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui berbagai kekerasan yang menyertai setiap tahap penempatan tenaga kerja Indonesia dan dampaknya terhadap kesehatan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metoda kualitatif dengan metode pengumpulan data wawancara mendalam dan metoda analisis tema. Penelitian diadakan di Propinsi Sumatera Barat, pada bulan April-Mei 2006. Hasil penelitian menemukan semua TKI berangkat pada usia muda. TKI dengan tingkat pendidikan/ akses informasi terbatas mudah terjebak dalam pemberangkatan ilegal. Semua TKI mengalami beberapa bentuk kekerasan secara bersamaan dan berulang Besar dan besar dampak kekerasan bergradasi menurut jenis kelamin. TKI legal mengalami eksploitasi karena peraturan dan mekanisme penempatan yang belum melindungi hak azasi manusia. Kekerasan tidak hanya terjadi ketika TKI bekerja di luar negeri, tetapi sejak pra pemberangkatan sampai saat pemulangan. TKI ilegal menghadapi resiko pelanggaran hak azasi manusia yang lebih besar dan mengalami kekerasan dengan gradasi dampak yang lebih berat. Untuk menghentikan pemberangkatan ilegal, disarankan pada Dinas Tenaga Kerja Propinsi Sumatera Barat untuk meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat tentang aspek migrasi internasional melalui informasi publik. Kepada Depnakertrans RI diharapkan dapat merevisi peraturan dan melakukan upaya diplomasi yang berorientasi pada perlindungan hak azasi manusia dengan merujuk pada kesepakatan internasional.Kata kunci : Kekerasan, kualitatif, TKI, Sumatera BaratAbstractIndonesian government has determined a policy of employment placement as national program. With the raising number of Indonesian migrant workers, the related problems are also raising. The research is qualitative research and data were taken by in-depth interview method. The aim of this study is to know the form of abuse of Indonesian migrant workers in all placements and its health impact. Thematic analysis was used in this study. The study was held in West Sumatera Province in April –May 2006. The research finds that all of Indonesian Migrant Workers left the country at young ages. Those workers with low education level or had limited access to information were easily trapped in illegal departure. The form and magnitude of abuse were gradual according to sex. All Indonesian migrant workers experienced various kind of abuses simultaneously and repeatedly. Illegal Indonesian migrant workers are exploited because of the rule and mechanism of placement do not comply to human rights protection. Abuse does not only happen when Indonesian migrant workers are abroad but also before leaving and after coming home. Illegal Indonesian migrant workers faced higher risk of human rights violation and undergo abuse with greater impact. Government should improve citizen awareness to prevent abuse through elimination of illegal departure by giving information to wider public, and to have strong political commitment to revise rules related to migrant workers as well as to foster diplomatic efforts towards human right protection of Indonesian migrant workers.Keywords: Violence, qualitative, Indonesian migrant workers, West Sumatera

scholarly journals Which states parties should be held responsible for the implementation of positive obligations under the ECHR in sports-related disputes?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsubasa Shinohara
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
European Convention ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
State Party ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Legal Obligations ◽  
State Actors

AbstractIn sports society, awareness of human rights protection has gradually developed and sports governing bodies, such as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Fédération Internationale de la Football Association (FIFA), have striven to commit the implementation of human rights guaranteed by internationally recognised human right treaties in the international community. However, human rights law cannot directly impose any legal obligations on sports governing bodies because they are non-state actors established by domestic private law. In this situation, how can international human rights law apply to the private relationship between non-state actors? According to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), state parties must implement positive obligations to protect individuals against any violations caused by non-state actors within the jurisdiction. To implement the positive obligations under the ECHR, it is necessary to identify which state parties should be held responsible for the implementation in sports-related disputes because, in Mutu and Pechstein v. Switzerland, athletes claimed a violation of the ECHR against Switzerland on the ground that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is located in Lausanne, Switzerland. However, it should be considered that Switzerland is not be liable for all violations of the ECHR’s rights caused by another state party. In light of this, the purpose of this article is to identify a hypothetical standard for determining which state parties should be held responsible for implementing the positive obligations under the ECHR.

scholarly journals New Instruments for Human Rights Protection in Globalization

2020 ◽  
pp. 211-243
Author(s):  
Ana M. Ovejero Puente
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Public Law ◽  
Soft Law ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
New Instruments

The Ruggie principles have given new impulse to the process of developing and modernizing International Lawthrough the influence of human rights. However, this process has been developed as “soft law” measuresincluded in the corporate social responsibility activities of multinational companies, which academic opiniondeems has lessened the capacity of human rights for transforming international law into more effective and trulybinding instruments to avoid abuses against human dignity. This issue has prompted a debate concerning the roleof multinationals as subjects of international law, and the advisability of returning to more traditional andconservative approaches to governance of globalization and to effective protection of human rights from riskybusiness activities. However, thanks to Common Law traditions, this model may be transformed into binding rules,using the legal tools of private Law. This reveals the utility of such soft Law regulations in creating cultures ofrespect useful when rule of law is weak to rule relations between states, companies and people, that arise fromthe actions of private individuals rather than the activity of public law-making institutions.

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