To what extent is the criminal justice system consistent with article 6 of the European convention on human rights?
Thesis - 6 pages - European law
At the heart of any legal system is the criminal justice system and it is a paramount that the system is fair in order to be effective—this is ensured through a fair trial, without which, the whole system would be illegitimate. We only have to look to the political ‘show trials' of the...
The evolution of human rights enforcement
Thesis - 8 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The end of the second world conflict has set the beginning of the institutionalization of Human Rights at a world scale: the previous events have indeed made most of the country think about a way to reach a world consensus about basic rights that each single human...
Human rights report within Somalia
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The subject of human rights in the international system is still a relatively new phenomenon, but one that is in dire need of undivided attention. In specificity, the occurrence of human rights violations requires attention and solution. Although there are countless...
Human rights and Islam: A critical review of research on Sudan
Thesis - 4 pages - Philosophy
Many non-Muslim onlookers in places like the West have heard of the apparent human rights violations that occur in the some parts of the Islamic world, and they have come to conclude that women are naturally supposed to take a subordinate position to men. While there might be some...
Human rights and unequal access to care
Thesis - 9 pages - International law
The right to assistance extends to health care, and any person, whatever his legal status, should enjoy access to appropriate care. However, experience shows that, in reality, the implementation of this law is based primarily on the political will of communities to develop networks of care...
Human rights and domestic violence
Thesis - 8 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Human Rights Watch has estimated that 12,000 women a year die in Russia because of domestic violence; Human Rights Commission of Pakistan reports close to 80% of women experience domestic violence; 49,280 rapes were reported in South Africa in 1998; and the CDC...
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is primarily a Western document, limiting the claimed universal applicability of Human Rights
Thesis - 5 pages - International law
On 10 December 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the Third General Assembly of the United Nations. In the aftermath of WW2, nearly every state that had fought with the Western Allies wanted the atrocities of Nazism and Fascism to be prohibited. To...
The universal human rights concept has its roots in western political thought, so can we say that it applies to all human beings?
Essay - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Reporters Without Borders...those are some of the many non-governmental organisations (NGOs) around the world based on the protection of human rights. Given they are international organisations, does it mean human...
What are human rights and what place have discussions on human rights found in international relations?
Thesis - 8 pages - International relations
Though they may disagree on the importance of this phenomenon, most international experts now admit that there is a growing concern, both from states and from people, for Human Rights in international relations. Human Rights are often used to legitimate an action...
Consistence between the English Criminal Justice and Article 6 of the European Convention of Human Rights
Essay - 9 pages - International law
The United Kingdom was one of the original parties to the European Convention of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR). States which contract into the ECHR are obliged to secure the enjoyment of Convention rights for their citizens. Sometimes positive actions may be...
International human rights law
Essay - 4 pages - International law
Today, various international instruments allow for the protection and respect of human rights. Thus, the International Bill of Rights is the basis composed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 and the two subsequent International Covenants of...
The universal human rights concept and its roots in Western political thought
Essay - 4 pages - Philosophy
Commitment to the idea of cultural relativism is usually seen as precluding the acceptance of the idea of universal human rights. But is relativism against universalism a false dichotomy? Can we construct a “differentiated universalism” or a “non-ethnocentric...
A rhetorical criticism of Hillary Clinton's Beijing speech: Women's rights are human rights
Thesis - 5 pages - Political science
Senator Hillary Clinton's bid for the Democratic nomination for President was historic not only because she was the first woman to ever become a serious contender for the nomination, but also because she was the first, First Lady in history to ever run for President. Senator Clinton's campaign...
The universal human rights concept
Essay - 5 pages - Philosophy
The UN was founded immediately after the horrors of the Second World War because of the Nazi-regime and in response to the economic and social difficulties after the Depression. This need of security by law was explained by a particular tradition in Europe where in the seventeenth and the...
A critical examination of the European Union's commitment and approach to promoting democracy and Human Rights in accession candidate countries and elsewhere in the world
Thesis - 10 pages - European union
The current image of European Union's democracy promotion is marred by the discrepancies of member states' attitude vis-à-vis the Chinese violation of the Human Rights. In contrast to most European countries, Great Britain and Germany have already claimed that they will not assist...
Human rights and universality
Thesis - 13 pages - International law
We'll see that a mediate position can be found between what Donnelly has identified as radical cultural relativism (a) and radical universalism (b). Thus, it seems that a cross-cultural consensus can be found on the universality of some basic rights contained in the UDHR, whereas some...
Animal rights and legislation in Canada: How we fail to slaughter animals humanely
Thesis - 6 pages - Civil law
With the evolution of the legal system, its direction towards stricter and more precise laws has incorporated animals into its protection. A comparison between now and a century ago is remarkable. Society has brought it upon itself to protect not only companion animals such as pets and working...
Animals Rights and Human Wrongs in a Fast Food Nation
Book review - 5 pages - Philosophy
The abolitionist movement in slave-era America was clear-cut and its ethos was simple: Free all slaves in the name of human rights. Looking back centuries later at those who argued for slavery, most would find holes in their argument that Africans were meant to be slaves because of...
Digitization of Human Right resources: the case of Chiquita Brands
Presentation - 2 pages - Human resources
In today's world, there are over 7 billion mobile phones, and 40% of the internet traffic goes through them. This unprecedented technological advance allows for unprecedented evolutions in the so-called Industry 4.0, such as the digitization of Human Resources Management through...
Comparative Rights and Legal Systems
Case study - 6 pages - Constitutional law
Numerous arguments concerning the right to bear arms have always been a topic of significant concern, especially in countries such as the United States and Mexico, where it bears clear cultural and legal value. According to Charles (2022), though the two countries have the citizenship...
The Universality of Fundamental Rights
Essay - 5 pages - Public liberties
The concept surrounding the notion of the universality of fundamental rights, and more precisely that of human rights, implies in reality rights that would apply to all of humanity. Its point of origin, both historical and philosophical, in fact, lies in an...
The moral status of non-human animals - Ethical Dilemmas in Human-Animal Relations: Speciesism, Benign Carnivorism, and Animal Experimentation
Essay - 5 pages - Philosophy
In today's society, the ethical treatment of animals has become the subject of a powerful debate. Our obligation to manage the complex principle of ethical questions surrounding the role of animals in our environment grows as our knowledge of animal cognition, sentience, and emotions deepens....
On Women's Right to Vote - Susan B. Anthony (1873) - Analysis of the author's message
Text commentary - 3 pages - Modern history
This speech, given in 1872 by Susan B. Anthony, occurs in an unequal and segregationist America. In fact, the United States of America was dominated by an Anglo-Saxon men's oligarchy. Others categories of people, that is to say, women, black people, poor and uneducated people were left...
Innate Good of the Human Nature
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
A trait is a characteristic of a person. Human beings have many varying traits, such as shy, outgoing, arrogant, and aggressive and so on. There are potentially countless numbers of traits useful in describing human personality (Hogan, 2008). In psychology, trait theories are...
Philosophical Ethics: Equality Between Human Beings (women and men) and Animal
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Domestic animals such as horses, cats and dogs are common in most households of people who fight for human rights. Surprisingly, such people treat the animals badly and deny them the basic principle of equality that the same recognize should be extended to all members of their own...
Oral Assesment - Human resources planning, strategy and practices
Presentation - 27 pages - Human resources
This document contains three presentations treating three human resources subjects. The first presentation answers the following questions: How can companies attract, retain, motivate, and manage Gen Y and Z? The second presentation answers the following questions: What is HR planning? Why...
Local and Expatriate employees in Human Resource Management - published: 02/09/2014
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Organizations consitute people of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. These people have to work together in order to fulfill an organization's goals. Human Resource Management, HRM describes the management of the workforce in the organization. It is accountable for selection,...
Local and Expatriate employees in Human Resource Management
Case study - 7 pages - Human resources
Organizations constitute people of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. These people have to work together in order to fulfill the organization's goals. Human Resource Management, HRM describes the management of the workforce in the organization. It is accountable for selection,...
Unraveling the Motivations for Manipulation in Human Behavior
Essay - 10 pages - Medical care & personal assistance
This theory states that manipulation is a multifaceted construct encompassing three dimensions: psychological disorder, character type, and social skills. The examination of the dimensions of manipulation should lead humans towards understanding the motivations, behaviours, and...
How has game theory contributed to our understanding of human co-operation and conflict?
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
Humans come into conflict for many reasons. Conflict can arise due to disagreement, difference in opinion, methodology and values, ownership struggles, and the list goes on. During conflict, individuals or groups of individuals work against each other to achieve separately desirable goals....
