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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights"”.
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Risk and the UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
This dissertation addresses obligations of States parties under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) to refrain from exposing individuals to risk through their own conduct and to prevent or mitigate such risk exposure caused by the conduct of third parties. In this …
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Autocracies and the implementation of human rights treaties - the case of Cameroon and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
Cameroon is a constitutional and political autocracy that has been ruled by two presidents with enormous executive powers for 58 years. The persistence of systematic violation of personal integrity rights despite its evolving constitutionalism which has widely adopted rights friendly legislations …
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The Law and Human Rights: Is the Law a Mere Parchment Barrier to Human Rights Abuse?
… systematic global analysis of the impact of law on human rights, analyzing the impact of twenty-three constitution provisions and an international covenant on three measures of human rights behavior, over the period of 1976-1996. Three sets of constitutional provisions are analyzed, including 1) …
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Indonesia and the International Bill of Rights: role and implementation
The International Bill of Rights: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, are the very foundation of international human rights law. The paramount and legal …
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¿Cuál es el alcance de las facultades del juez en lo atinente a la adquisición, producción y valoración de la prueba en el proceso penal de la provincia de Buenos Aires?
According to our constitutional law (article 18) the legal process in court covers not only the right to prove the information that shows whether something is a fact or not; but also the right to have a fair hearing (article 14.1 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights) . The …
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The regulation of social media content personalisation: An international human rights perspective
… critically examines the extent to which existing international, regional, and domestic legal frameworks provide effective mechanisms for preventing social media content personalisation from violating Article 25(b) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Through a comprehensive …
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Freedom of expression under apartheid
Over the past decades, transitions from repressive rule to democracy have increased all over the world, aiming at establishing disclosure and accountability for the crimes perpetrated. One way of assessing the “solidity” of these new democracies is to look at their provisions on freedom of …
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The effectiveness of protecting children's rights in post-conflict Liberian society
This dissertation will primarily involve desk-based research to examine those provisions of the Liberian Children's Law that refer to measures preventing the use of children in armed conflict, measures protecting children from being used in armed conflict as well as measures reintegrating children …
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Realising the effective enforcement of civil and political rights in Africa: an analysis of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.
The task of drafting the standard of human rights is largely complete, and monitoring and enforcement institutions are functioning as intended. However limited that intent may have been, research has shown that the violation of human rights, particularly civil and political rights, are prevalent in …
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Evaluating The Human Rights Committee's Advancement of Norms to Protect Individuals of Diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression and Sex Characteristics
Throughout the world human rights abuses are committed against individuals on the grounds of their sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or sex characteristics (SOGIESC). The Human Rights Committee (HRC), which is the monitoring body of the International Covenant on Civil and Political …
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Underappreciated Resource or Inadequate Measure?
Article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a legally binding and justiciable minority protection provision. It stipulates, “In those States in which ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities exist, persons belonging to such minorities shall not be denied the right, …
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Rethinking preventative detention from an international human rights perspective: a comparative study of Australia, Malaysia and Singapore
… in 2005 Australia introduced a new division into the Criminal Code 1995 (Cth). This allows preventative detention of terrorism suspects who have not been charged with any offence and of even non-suspects, for up to 48 hours under federal law, with the possibility of extending the detention …
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Hate speech under the South African Constitution: How should South African Courts interpret ‘incitement to cause harm'
… the phrase ‘incitement to cause harm' under section 16(2)(c) of the Constitution. In order to determine the meaning of incitement to cause harm, I utilise section 39(1) of the Constitution which provides that when interpreting the Bill of Rights, “a Court (a)must promote the values that underlie …
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The importance of administrative justice rights in international refugee law: a case study of South Africa
International human rights law instruments are not prescriptive regarding the procedure for processing refugees by an individual state. However, they do provide an extensive set of rights, and it is these rights that form the focus of this study. One of the main principles of international law is …
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Participatory constitutional reforms vs. realization of equal representation of men and women in the parliaments: a study of Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania
In this thesis, the constitution-making legal frameworks in Rwanda, Kenya, and Tanzania are examined in relation to how they facilitated public participation in line with Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 and Article13 of the African Charter on Human and …
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A Comparative Study of Offenders’ Rights to Rehabilitation in South African and the Democratic Republic of Congo Prison Systems
This study analyses the protection and enforcement of offenders’ rights to rehabilitation in South African and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) prison systems. These two jurisdictions signed and ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) as the first legally …
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The impact of culture on the right of women to participate in public affairs : a comparative analysis of Swazi and Buganda Kingdoms
"For a long time patriarchial African societies have denied women their rightful place in public life. There are certain cultural practices within these patriarchal societies, which impede the realisation of the human rights of women. Such cultural practices have impacted on the division of power …
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A Critique of Human Rights Protection for Suspects in the Chinese Criminal Justice System: An Examination of the Extent to which There Is and Could in Future Be Compatibility between Chinese Law and Practice and International Human Rights Norms
… a critical analysis of the current human rights protection for suspects in the criminal justice system of China, evaluating them from the view of international human rights law and practice, in particular, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights(ICCPR) and European …
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Challenging Right-Wing Extremism in England and Wales and Greece: Tools Available in International, European and National Law
… tragically witnessed through the mass devastation brought about by World War II. The international community sought to prevent the repetition of such destruction through the establishment of institutions, such as the United Nations, and the adoption of documents such as the Universal Declaration …