UDHR and ECHR Flashcards
1
Q
Name some of the UDHR
A
Entitled to rights and freedom No one subjected to torture/cruelty Rest and leisure No one subjected to slavery Education
2
Q
What are 3 ways turkey shows violation of the human rights
A
Law bans insults to president, his faith, and politics
President wants to prosecute comedian for writing satirical poem about him
4 members of an Islamic sect were kidnapped after inspiring coup d’etat against the president
3
Q
U.K. integrated ECHR into what
A
Human rights act 1998 as a basis but ratified before
4
Q
Some see ECHR as what
A
Erosion of national sovereignty as the European court may override national courts’ decisions
5
Q
Who hasn’t signed the UDHR and why
A
Saudi Arabi
Too westernised
Conservative Islamic beliefs
