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Comparative human rights law

Different rights models

Absolutist

• United States Bill of Rights (1791)
• Constitution of Ireland (1937)
• Indian Constitution (1950)
• South African Constitution (1996)

Democratic

• European Convention on Human Rights
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982)
• New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990
• Human Rights Act 1998
• Australia? ACT, Victoria.

English liberty

• Corpus Juris Civilis, reference to supremacy of Justinian under God
• Magna Carta, first limitation of the King's power
• Peasant's revolt
• Bill of Rights 1689
• French Declaration of the Rights of Man
• Grundgesetz

• Dr. Bonham's Case

• Ashby v. White (1705) right to vote

• Sommerset's case (1803) abolition of slavery (in the colonies)

• Bird v. Jones (1889) right to liberty, freedom of movement (across bridges)

• Entick v. Carrington (1765) right against arbitrary search and seizure

• John Wilkes' trial (1772) freedom of speech

• Armory v. Delamirie (1742) right to property that you find

• Crofter Hand Woven Tweed v. Vietch (1941) right to strike?

Rights and liberties

• Europe - United States - South Africa - Canada - New Zealand - Germany

Democracy

• Right to vote (Prot.1 Art.3 ECHR; 15th and 19th Amendments; SAC s.19; CCRF s.3; NZBoRA s.12)

• Right to citizenship

Dignity

• Right to dignity (SAC s.1; Art.1 Grundgesetz; UDHR Art.1)

• Right to life (Art.2 ECHR; SAC s.11; NZBoRA s.8)
  • Abolition of the death penalty (ECHR Prot.2; US still has it; S. v. Makwanyane (1995) and s.11; United States v. Burns (2001) and s.12; NZBoRA s.8)
• Right against torture (Art.3 ECHR; 8th Amendment; NZBoRA s.9)
• Right against slavery and servitude (Art.4 ECHR; 13th Amendment; )
• Right to liberty and security (Art.5 ECHR )
  • Right to mobility (CCRF s.6

• Right to a fair trial (Art.6 ECHR; )
• Right against retroactive punishment or double jeopardy

Liberty

• Right to privacy (Art.8 ECHR)
  • Right to family life (Art.8 ECHR

• Freedom of conscience (Art.9 ECHR; CCRF s.2(a)
  • Freedom of religion (Art.9 ECHR; 1st Amendment; CCRF s.2(a)

• Freedom of expression (Art.10 ECHR; 1st Amendment; CCRF s.2(b)
  • Freedom of the press (Art.10 ECHR; 1st Amendment; CCRF s.2(b)

• Freedom of association (Art.11 ECHR; 1st Amendment; CCRF s.2(d) SAC s.18 )
  • Freedom of assembly (Art.11 ECHR; 1st Amendment; CCRF s.2(c)
  • Freedom from association (X v. Sweden
  • Right to strike (Wilson and Palmer

Economics, society and culture

• Right to property or possessions
• Right to work
  • Right to fair labour standards
• Right to trade or freedom of establishment

• Right against discrimination (Art.14 ECHR (only on Convention rights);
• Right to health
• Right to education
• Right to housing
• Right to clean environment

• Rights of the child
• Right to language
• Right to culture
• Right to community

Other

• Right to marry (Art.12 ECHR;

• Right to keep and bear arms (Assize of Arms and Bill of Rights Act 1689, cl.7; 2nd Amendment)

• Right to effective remedy (Art.13;
  • Right to just administrative action