European Convention on Human Rights

The effects of permanent solitary confinement can potentially take a big toll on inmates mentally. Jeffrey Ian Ross states in his article on Supermax prisons, “Supermax residents often develop severe psychological disorders, though, unfortunately, we do not have specific psychological data, per se, on individuals kept in these facilities”(Ross, 2007). Many inmates at these Supermax prisons are suffering mentally. An inmate being held at a Supermax prison was there for a year, which was enough…

articulations of custom, tradition and culture have been posited against discourses of rights in terms of British Colonial rule in India. These distinctions emerged alongside the British ‘civilizing mission’ in which the question of rights came to the forefront of the discourse and were matched with the invention of culture. Edmond Burke’s analysis of rights in the context of the French revolution reveals that natural rights are inherited and passed down from generation to generation, as they…

Majority held that the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 was discriminatory under the Human Rights Act 1998 because the power was only extended to non-nationals . In A v SSHD, human rights laws had worked in favour of liberalism as it empowered courts to question an Act of Parliament. This suggests that if the Human Rights Act 1998 or ECHR applied to Bancoult (No 2), there could have been a better outcome for liberalism. Nonetheless, Lord Bingham reasoned…

First and foremost, I am so overwhelmed as a president of Africam Young Adult(AYA) to be called upon at this day of 7/13/16 at the United Nations conference to speak on behalf of African countries on the topic of family and gender violence:women and girls. Women from the medieval ages were denied from so many opportunities and their voices were not being considered in a society.They were not allowed to hold any position and “either were they allowed to contribute in any aspect of life. There is…

CHILD CUSTODY I. THE COURT ERRED IN GRANTING EQUAL TIMESHARING WITH FATHER. Child Custody is regulated by §61.13, Fla. Stat. Under §61.13(3), Fla. Stat. are listed the factors that the court should consider in granting custody in a child custody presiding and the relevant factors in this case are: The demonstrated capacity and disposition of each parent to facilitate and encourage a close and continuing parent-child relationship ..., The length of time the child has lived in a stable,…

C2/B2 There are many values and principles that underpin the chosen theme of play, for example, it is very important that play is based on the child’s personal interests, this will keep them engaged for a longer period of time, they will be more motivated to stay on task, this means that learning through play will become more effective for the child. The Reggio Emilia approach relates to this as ‘The Reggio Emilia Approach is an innovative and inspiring approach to early childhood education…

Two wrongs don’t make a right, how can you morally solve a problem is there is no ethically correct answer. Torture is a problem from hell, sometimes you have to choose the lesser of two evils. BBC conducted a survey in 2006 about the use of torture. The survey included over 27,000 people from 25 different countries. The majority of the population agreed that torture in prisons should not be allowed; it is immoral and it weakens human right standards. Although there was a mass agreement about…

It is sustained that it is mandate that the litigant has a right to fair trial, with access to the present their case before the court. Therefore, to reject an individual’s right to legal aid is essentially a breach of this. Legal aid cuts effects were not only costly, but also established a limit of those of which who were now entitled to the support of legal aid. Legal…

which would prevent MLA and STL from publishing a book. Appeal allowed by Lady Justice Arden and others, in the Court of Appeal (Civil Division). There are no dissenting judgments within this case, as they all come to the same conclusion within the rights of OPO. MLA has written a book “The Work” based on his career, including descriptions of his molested childhood, which he believed would encourage others who encountered similar trauma, to speak out. The claimant OPO (MLA’s son) suffers from…

(1) protect public morals and the chosen measure must be (2) necessary to accomplish this objective. The concept of ‘public morals’ refers to ‘standards of right and wrong conduct maintained by or on behalf of a community or nation’ and ‘can vary in time and space’ , depending on ‘social, cultural, ethical and religious values’ . In the European Community (EC)-Seal Products , the Appellate Body found that the prohibition on the importation of seal products in order to protect animal welfare…