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5 Jul 2011, 12:52 am by Adam Wagner
Bratza was made a Queen’s Counsel in 1988 and in the same year was appointed as the UK member of the European Commission of Human Rights. [read post]
25 Aug 2013, 8:00 pm by Lindsey Taylor
However, in other jurisdictions, such as British Columbia and Ontario, to date there has been considerable uncertainty regarding the ability of a unionized grievor to engage in forum shopping by pursuing a human rights complaint through a human rights commission (or tribunal) in addition to the grievance proceedings. [read post]
1 Apr 2008, 2:40 am
The Human Rights and Equal  Opportunity Commission's Human Rights Law Bulletin gives summaries of recent discrimination law developments. [read post]
23 Nov 2015, 9:15 pm
Contents include:Philip Alston & Sarah Knuckey, The Transformation of Human Rights Fact-Finding: Challenges and Opportunities Frédéric Mégret, Do Facts Exist, Can they Be 'Found', and Does it Matter? [read post]
10 Sep 2012, 10:04 am by David Hart QC
For more on the human rights basics, see our Introduction to Human Rights as well as our index of each of the rights contained in the European Court of Human Rights. [read post]
25 Oct 2017, 12:30 pm
Commission on Human Rights had only been established in February 1946 and led by former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. [read post]
24 Oct 2023, 4:30 am by The Petrie-Flom Center Staff
They present an opportunity for robust discussions from a diverse array of perspectives, breathing life into the notion of “rights-based approaches to public health emergencies. [read post]
In our brief, we also took the opportunity to encourage the court to expand on its analysis of the human right to dignity, protected by Article 11(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights, which it has very rarely addressed in the past. [read post]
15 Nov 2023, 12:15 pm by Jamil Dakwar
This would be an excellent opportunity to appoint a presidential commission to study the creation of an NHRI in the U.S. [read post]
22 Nov 2011, 2:58 am by Adam Wagner
British Institute of Human Rights: “On the face of it this Bill of Rights debate may seem like an opportunity to call for the legal protection of a broader range of rights beyond those in the HRA but we have serious reservations that this is not what is on the table and, in fact, that human rights may be weakened. [read post]
6 Jun 2012, 1:43 pm by Rachit Buch
The Commission on a Bill of Rights is described as “an opportunity to review how best to enshrine the Convention into Domestic law, protecting and extending British liberties”. [read post]
17 Feb 2011, 8:04 am by Charon QC
”   British politicians have now attacked the European Court of Human Rights and our own judiciary and, it would seem, they are going for the triple crown by setting up a Commission to look into the establishment of a British Bill of Rights. [read post]
29 Oct 2014, 8:18 am by William Helbling
[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea human rights Marzuki Darusman on Tuesday submitted a report [report, PDF] urging that North Korea be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of crimes against humanity. [read post]
10 Feb 2018, 11:38 am by Maria Solomidou
This is a unique opportunity to learn and interact with judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Special Rapporteurs and Committee members of United Nations, members of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, experts from prominent NGO’s and professors from all over the world. [read post]
11 Jul 2011, 12:46 am by Melina Padron
You can also find our table of human rights cases here. [read post]
17 May 2010, 1:12 pm by danlublin
It should be noted that Saskatchewan’s Human Rights Tribunal is separate from Saskatchewan’s Human Rights Commission. [read post]
2 Aug 2010, 4:25 am by Adam Wagner
This represents, or should represent, the great battlefront for human rights campaigners over the next five years as well as a golden opportunity to increase the popularity of the much maligned Human Rights Act. [read post]
17 Aug 2020, 3:33 pm by Michel-Adrien
The meeting presented a timely opportunity to take stock of what measures had been introduced and to evaluate their compatibility with human rights and the rule of law (...) [read post]
In Trinidad and Tobago’s report, the UNHRC was not convinced that the country’s Office of the Ombudsperson and Equal Opportunities Commission was fully compliant with the Paris Principles, which relate to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights. [read post]
4 Dec 2009, 12:31 pm
Here is the abstract: In 1998, Australia’s Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘HREOC’) issued a report in which it stated that the level of protection afforded to the right to freedom of religion and belief in Australia was relatively weak compared to a number of comparable countries. [read post]