Chapter 1: Rights in local to global situations

Question 1

What do different societies, cultures and countries have?

Answer 1

Different:
1. Societies
2. Cultures
3. Countries
have differing views on some legal issues

Question 2

Following the end of the Second World War in 1945 and the establishment of the United Nations, it was decided to do what?

Answer 2

Following the:
1. End of the Second World War in 1945
2. Establishment of the United Nations
,it was decided to try to establish agreement on common human rights for all people

Question 3

After the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was drafted, it was added to and in 1976 gained what?

Answer 3

After the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was drafted, it:

1. Was added to
2. In 1976 gained the standing of International Law

Question 4

Currently, how many countries have signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

Answer 4

Currently, 192 countries have signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Question 5

After the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was drafted, it was added to and in 1976 gained the standing of International Law.
Who further devised the European Convention on Human Rights?

Answer 5

The Council of Europe further devised the European Convention on Human Rights

Question 6

How is the UK linked to the European Convention on Human Rights?

Answer 6

The UK is linked to the European Convention on Human Rights because, the UK:

1. Played a major part in its drafting
2. Was one of the original signatories in 1950

Question 7

Currently, how many countries have signed the European Convention on Human Rights?

Answer 7

Currently, 47 countries have signed the European Convention on Human Rights

Question 8

What did many members of the Council of Europe do?

Answer 8

Many members of the Council of Europe incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights into their constitutions

Question 9

Increasingly, where there are complex issues, especially those involving international disputes, what have been established?

Answer 9

Increasingly, where there are complex issues, especially those involving international disputes, bodies have been established

Question 10

Increasingly, where there are complex issues, especially those involving international disputes, bodies have been established to allow countries to resolve issues peacefully rather than by taking action.
What can also have an impact upon individuals?

Answer 10

1. Rights
2. Differences of view internationally
   can also have an impact upon individuals

Question 11

The European Arrest Warrant has assisted in doing what?

Answer 11

The European Arrest Warrant has assisted in bringing many people to justice

Question 12

From 2010 to 2014, European countries made how many arrest requests to the UK?

Answer 12

From:
1. 2010
to
2. 2014
,European countries made 36,000 arrest requests to the UK

Question 13

From 2010 to 2014, the UK made how many arrest requests to European countries?

Answer 13

From:
1. 2010
to
2. 2014
,the UK made approximately 1,200 arrest requests to European countries

Question 14

European Arrest Warrant

Answer 14

The European Arrest Warrant is a system within the European Union that allows a police force in one country to request a police force in another to:

1. Arrest someone
2. Extradite them

Question 15

Difference societies, cultures and countries have differing views on some legal issues.
Example

Answer 15

For example, the death penalty was abolished in the UK, whilst it is still used in other countries

Question 16

The UK is linked to the European Convention on Human Rights because, the UK played a major part in its drafting and was one of the original signatories in 1950.
In 1998, the UK formally wrote the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law via the Human Rights Act.
What did this do?

Answer 16

This:

1. Made it easier for UK citizens to take cases to the European Court of Human Rights
2. Codified most matters relating to human rights within one law

Question 17

Increasingly, where there are complex issues, especially those involving international disputes, increasingly, bodies have been established to allow countries to resolve issues peacefully rather than by taking action.
Example

Answer 17

For example, the:

1. International Criminal Court
2. World Trade Organisation helps resolve trade disputes

Question 18

Describe what happened to Brett and Naghemeh King

Answer 18

1. Brett
2. Naghemeh
   King were held in prison in Madrid during the summer of 2014

Question 19

Following the end of the Second World War in 1945 and the establishment of the United Nations, it was decided to try to establish agreement on common human rights for all people.
This led to what being drafted?

Answer 19

This led to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights being drafted

Question 20

The UK is linked to the European Convention on Human Rights because, the UK played a major part in its drafting and was one of the original signatories in 1950.
In 1998, the UK formally did what?

Answer 20

In 1998, the UK formally wrote the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law via the Human Rights Act

Question 21

Increasingly, where there are complex issues, especially those involving international disputes, bodies have been established to allow countries to do what?

Answer 21

Increasingly, where there are complex issues, especially those involving international disputes, bodies have been established to allow countries to resolve issues peacefully rather than by taking action

Question 22

Difference societies, cultures and countries have differing views on some legal issues.
For example, the death penalty was abolished in the UK whilst it is still used in other countries.
In the USA, it is fairly easy to obtain a gun and the country has a very high death rate from gun violence, whereas in the UK what?

Answer 22

In the USA:
1. It is fairly easy to obtain a gun
2. The country has a very high death rate from gun violence
,whereas in the UK there are very tight controls over gun ownership

Question 23

Brett and Naghemeh King were held in prison in Madrid during the summer of 2014, after doing what?

Answer 23

1. Brett
2. Naghemeh
   King were held in prison in Madrid during the summer of 2014, after removing their son, Ashya, from Southampton General Hospital against medical advice

Question 24

Brett and Naghemeh King were held in prison in Madrid during the summer of 2014, after removing their son, Ashya, from Southampton General Hospital against medical advice.
They were arrested in Madrid and what?

Answer 24

Brett and Naghemeh King were:

1. Arrested in Madrid
2. Held in prison for 24 hours before extradition proceedings were abandoned

Question 25

Brett and Naghemeh King were held in prison in Madrid during the summer of 2014, after removing their son, Ashya, from Southampton General Hospital against medical advice
They were arrested in Madrid and held in prison for 24 hours before extradition proceedings were abandoned.
They took him to Prague to have what?

Answer 25

1. Brett
2. Naghemeh
   King took their son, Ashya, to Prague to have treatment for his cancer that was unavailable in the UK