Legal studies Flashcards
Definition of Human Rights
Rights that recognise the inherent value of each person, regardless of our background, where we live, what we look like, or what we believe.
The three catagories of human rights.
First gerneation, Second generation, and Third generation
What is the first genration of human rights
First gen is Civil and political rights
What is the second gernation
Economic, cultural and social rights
what is the Third gernation of Human rights
environmental rights and peace rights
Where are the Human rights located
The rights are located in The Universal Declaration of Human rights (1948) and The international Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural rights (1966)
Why were the rights developed
They were developed as a development of the atrocities of WW2. The rights also built upon rights outlined by religions throughoutthe world
What is Abolitionism
Abolitionism is ending slavery
What is a right
A moral or legal entitlement to a person
what is a state
A goventmetn and the people it governs
what is Ratified
Ratified is the process of a state formally approving a treaty making it legally binding, i.e peope in taiwan can get protection under human rights regiem because they live in an unrecognised state.
What is a nation
A nation is a group of people who share a common heritage, language or culture and sometimes a common race, This dose not always correspond with state borders
What are the charactersitics of state sovereignty
Permanent population, a defined terrirtory, government, and capacity to enter into international relations
how many states are fully recognised state members of the UN
193 members are recognised
What does the ICC stand for
International Criminal Court
What does the ICJ stand for
International Court of justice
How does the High court promote HR
The high court promotes HR inserting it into our laws and making the laws align with the fairness that is supposed to be given
What does the ICC do
The ICC prosecutes individuals for crimes against humanity
What does the ICJ do
The ICJ attempts to resolve disputes between states
International Crimes
Genocide, War crimes, Piracy, Hijacking, Slave trading
What is the treatie established for the criminalisation of Genocide
UN – the Convention on Prevention and Punishment of the crime of genocide (1948)
An example of Genocide
The Holocaust
What is Contemporary Slavery
Contemporary slavery is different types of modern slavery such as Forced Labour, Debt bondage, Sexual Slavery, Child Soldiers and Foced Marriage
What does Forced Labour mean
Forced Labour is work that is foced onto another person under a threat that the person has not offered to do voluntarily
