Search results for: “constitutional rights”

  • Individual Rights

    Constitutional Law: Individual Rights: Main Elements The coverage of Constitutional Law: Individual Rights includes the following main elements: Due Process and Equal Protection: An Overview For detailed information on this issue, please read the corresponding entry. Statutory Protection of […]

  • Constitutionalism

    Papers and Books Nicholas Aroney (2009). The Constitution of a Federal Commonwealth: The Making and Meaning of the Australian Constitution. Cambridge University Press. By analysing original sources and evaluating conceptual frameworks, this book discusses the idea proclaimed in the […]

  • Constitutionalism

    Papers and Books Nicholas Aroney (2009). The Constitution of a Federal Commonwealth: The Making and Meaning of the Australian Constitution. Cambridge University Press. By analysing original sources and evaluating conceptual frameworks, this book discusses the idea proclaimed in the […]

  • Rights of Children

    In relation to the rights of children and constitutional law, Warren Binford[1] made the following observation: 'Children's rights' is a poorly defined concept. Nonetheless, during the 20th century the term has come to mean generally the intersection of human and legal rights […]

  • Rights of Children

    In relation to the rights of children and constitutional law, Warren Binford[1] made the following observation: 'Children's rights' is a poorly defined concept. Nonetheless, during the 20th century the term has come to mean generally the intersection of human and legal rights […]

  • Land Rights

    Concept of Land Rights Land Rights may be defined as: Refers to the rights of people to land, either individually or collectively. These rights include the rights of access, withdrawal, management, exclusion, alienation, and others. They can also include the rights to various natural resources […]

  • Other Individual Rights

    Other Individual Rights Explained References See Also Constitutional Law (in international or comparative law) Individual Rights (in international or comparative law) Resources See Also Constitutional Law Individual Rights

  • Enforcement of Environmental Rights

    Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Rights In relation to the implementation and enforcement of environmental rights and constitutional law, James R May and Erin Daly[1] made the following observation: Environmental rights are a primary facet of 'environmental […]

  • Copyrights

    Copyrights and Patents in U.S. Constitutional Law A list of entries related to Copyrights and Patents may be found, under the Copyrights and Patents subject group, in the United States constitutional law platform of the American legal encyclopedia.

  • Statutory Protection of Individual Rights

    Statutory Protection of Individual Rights: Summary In this entry, Statutory Protection of Individual Rights covers: Freedom of Religion Establishment Clause Free Exercise Clause Tension between the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses Statutory Protection of Individual Rights: Main […]

  • Statutory Protection of Individual Rights

    Statutory Protection of Individual Rights: Summary In this entry, Statutory Protection of Individual Rights covers: Freedom of Religion Establishment Clause Free Exercise Clause Tension between the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses Statutory Protection of Individual Rights: Main […]

  • 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 […]

  • Constitutional Courts

    Concept of Constitutional Courts Note: explore also the meaning of this legal term in the American Ecyclopedia of Law. Constitutional Court of Colombia (Corte Constitucional de Colombia) In relation to the constitutional court of colombia (corte constitucional de colombia) and constitutional […]

  • International Standards for Constitutional Religious Freedom Protections

    International Standards for Constitutional Religious Freedom Protections Several countries in the world are or soon will be drafting new constitutions. It is vital that these constitutions protect universal human rights, including the right to freedom of religion or belief. Based on its experience analyzing constitutions against international standards, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom…

  • Charter of Fundamental Rights

    Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Charter of Fundamental Rights provided by the European Union Commission: Following the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in December 1998, the Cologne European Council (3 and 4 June […]