PSC 2367 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Universal Declaration Of Human Rights
6 Mar 2019
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Council of europe: 47 member states covering a billion people (belarus isn"t a part of the council: european court of human rights and european commission of human rights. European convention of human rights (1950, e ect in 1953) focuses on civil and political rights, takes the udhr as an example: some are non-derogable, are not excused under an circumstance. Article 19 of echr sets up the commission and court. Right of individual petition: if anyone feels their rights violated can go and use the court under certain conditions. Court must be a last resort: applicants (individuals that feel their rights are violated) before using the court need to exhaust all their domestic legal remedies. Adopted in 1981 under the african union, entered into force 1986. African commission on human and peoples" rights established by the. Charter: can hear individual complaints and is quasi judicial. African court of human and peoples" rights (adopted in 1998, entered into force.
