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In this study, an audit of British compliance with international
human rights standards is carried out. The book identifies 44
violations and 19 near violations. It provides an up-to-date
description of law and practice with respect of freedom of
information, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and public
protest, freedom of association and trade unionism, state
surveillance, the right to life and liberty, and the right to vote
and stand in elections. This study looks at both the political and
legal aspects of political freedom in the UK. It measures political
freedom specifically against international standards and provides
the "Human Rights Index" - a system for measuring political rights
which may be used to monitor legislation in the UK from 1997 or in
any country in the rest of the world.
The Magna Carta, sealed in 1215, has come to stand for the rule of
law, curbs on executive power and the freedom to enjoy basic
liberties. When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was
adopted by the United Nations in 1948, it was heralded as 'a Magna
Carta for all human kind'. Yet in the year in which this medieval
Charter's 800th anniversary is widely celebrated, the future of the
UK's commitment to international human rights standards is in
doubt. Are 'universal values' commendable as a benchmark by which
to judge the rest of the world, but unacceptable when applied 'at
home'? Francesca Klug takes us on a journey through time, exploring
such topics as 'British values,' 'natural rights,' 'enlightenment
values' and 'legal rights,' to convey what is both distinctive and
challenging about the ethic and practice of universal human rights.
It is only through this prism, she argues, that the current debate
on human rights protection in the UK can be understood. This book
will be of interest to students of British Politics, Law, Human
Rights and International Relations.
The Magna Carta, sealed in 1215, has come to stand for the rule of
law, curbs on executive power and the freedom to enjoy basic
liberties. When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was
adopted by the United Nations in 1948, it was heralded as 'a Magna
Carta for all human kind'. Yet in the year in which this medieval
Charter's 800th anniversary is widely celebrated, the future of the
UK's commitment to international human rights standards is in
doubt. Are 'universal values' commendable as a benchmark by which
to judge the rest of the world, but unacceptable when applied 'at
home'? Francesca Klug takes us on a journey through time, exploring
such topics as 'British values,' 'natural rights,' 'enlightenment
values' and 'legal rights,' to convey what is both distinctive and
challenging about the ethic and practice of universal human rights.
It is only through this prism, she argues, that the current debate
on human rights protection in the UK can be understood. This book
will be of interest to students of British Politics, Law, Human
Rights and International Relations.
In this study, an audit of British compliance with international
human rights standards is carried out. The book identifies 44
violations and 19 near violations. It provides an up-to-date
description of law and practice with respect of freedom of
information, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and public
protest, freedom of association and trade unionism, state
surveillance, the right to life and liberty, and the right to vote
and stand in elections. This study looks at both the political and
legal aspects of political freedom in the UK. It measures political
freedom specifically against international standards and provides
the "Human Rights Index" - a system for measuring political rights
which may be used to monitor legislation in the UK from 1997 or in
any country in the rest of the world.
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