Search results for: “established right”

  • Limitations on Rights

    New York Times v Sullivan Case (US) In relation to the new york times v sullivan case (United States) and constitutional law, Adrienne Stone[1] made the following observation: New York Times v Sullivan ('New York Times') is a 1964 decision of the Supreme Court of the United States […]

  • Limitations on Rights

    New York Times v Sullivan Case (US) In relation to the new york times v sullivan case (United States) and constitutional law, Adrienne Stone[1] made the following observation: New York Times v Sullivan ('New York Times') is a 1964 decision of the Supreme Court of the United States […]

  • Business and Human Rights

    Work of Special Representative: Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document “Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law”): In June 2011, at the United Nations Human Rights Council's 17th Session, the […]

  • Human Rights Council

    United States Statement at the Human Rights Council in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On September 14, 2011, at the 18th session of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Donahoe delivered a […]

  • United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights

    United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights (OHCHR) As the 2005 OHCHR Plan of Action emphasizes, strengthening the rule of law has long been a principal focus of OHCHR. Based on international human rights, humanitarian and criminal law standards, a set of justice sector tools and […]

  • Human Rights and the Environment

    Human Rights and the Environment in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Human Rights and the Environment: On March 6, 2013, the U.S. delegation to the 22nd session of the HRC delivered a statement at the interactive dialogue following the preliminary report of […]

  • Human Rights and the Environment

    Human Rights and the Environment in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Human Rights and the Environment: On March 6, 2013, the U.S. delegation to the 22nd session of the HRC delivered a statement at the interactive dialogue following the preliminary report of […]

  • Doctrine of Abuse of Rights

    An abuse of rights 'occurs when a state avails itself of its right [under international law] in an arbitrary manner in such a way as to infl ict upon another state an injury which cannot be justifi ed by a legitimate consideration of its own advantage': I Oppenheim 407 . The […]

  • Doctrine of Abuse of Rights

    An abuse of rights 'occurs when a state avails itself of its right [under international law] in an arbitrary manner in such a way as to infl ict upon another state an injury which cannot be justifi ed by a legitimate consideration of its own advantage': I Oppenheim 407 . The […]

  • List of International Human Rights Treaties

    List of International Human Rights Treaties There are nine core international human rights treaties, each established with a committee of experts to monitor implementation of the treaty provisions by its States parties. Some of the treaties are supplemented by optional protocols dealing with specific concerns. The treaties are: International Convention on the Elimination of All…

  • History of Women’s Rights in the 20th Century

    History of Women’s Rights in the 20th Century Women’s in the 20th-Century Developments Socialists Movements and Communism Governments After wars and revolutions in Russia (1917) and China (1949), new Communist governments discouraged the patriarchal family system and supported sexual equality, including birth control. In the Soviet Union, however, the majority of working women held low-paid…

  • United Nations and Human Rights

    Functions of the UN: Human RightsIntroduction to United Nations and Human RightsOne of the UN's major goals under its charter is to promote and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all people, regardless of race, sex, language, or religion. But once a…

  • Refugee Rights

    Refugee International AIDIntroduction to Refugee RightsUntil the early 20th century, refugees, who depended for survival on aid from private groups, lacked both legal rights and protection. Since the end of World War I, various international organizations have been created to prote…

  • Right of Search

    Introduction to Right of SearchRight of Search, in wartime, the right of a belligerent warship to stop neutral merchant vessels on the high seas in order to ascertain the nature of the cargo and the ownership of the vessel and thus determine its liability to capture. A belligerent in time o…

  • Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

    Introduction to Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the CitizenDeclaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, revolutionary manifesto adopted on August 26, 1789, by the National Assembly of France and attached as the preamble to the new constitution of 1791. It was written princip…