Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
am 13.04.2008 von Handakte WebLAWgThe CHRT applies the principles of the Canadian Human Rights Act to discrimination cases. At this site you can learn more about the jurisdiction, operations, members, rules and procedures of the Tribunal. There’s also a database of decisions and rulings, which you can browse by year, complainant/respondent, or by ground …
The rich man in his castle, the poor man at his gate
Transblawg / The Guardian reports that Prince Charles’ household is described as ‘elitist’. I didn’t realize the Sexual Discrimination Act applied there, but of course it does. Ms Day told the tribunal the royal household was run in an …
Danish Cartoon Case to be Judged by United Nations
Law & Justice / Whereas Denmarks Director of Public Prosecutions had recently decided not to press criminal charges against Jyllands-Posten, the Danish newspaper that first published the twelve cartoons (see them here, halfway down the page), 27 Danish Muslim organi…
Prohibited decrees in Warrington / Schwiegermutter heiraten
Transblawg / BBC News reports The European Court of Human Rights earlier this month ruled the ban on marriage between people who were in-laws is a breach of human rights. The decision came in a case brought by a man and his...…
European Court of Human Rights Asked to Rule on Muhammad Cartoons
Law & Justice / The European Court of Human Rights announced today that it has received an application from French Muslims asking it to declare the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad (see them here, halfway down the page) in French newspapers an in…
House of Lords upholds Human Rights Act
Transblawg / Yesterday, the House of Lords held that imprisoning foreign terror suspects without charging them or trying them is against the European Convention on Human Rights. (Independent - Guardian) Here’s the text of the judgment. Curiously, not a day…
International Commission of Jurists
Handakte WebLAWg / The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is dedicated to the primacy, coherence, and implementation of international law and principles that advance human rights. The ICJ’s website details the structure of the organization, introduces its staf…
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