Scandinavian Studies in Law Volume 55
� Human Rights - Limitations and Proliferation
| Titel: | Scandinavian Studies in Law Volume 55 � Human Rights - Limitations and Proliferation |
| Utgivningsår: | 2010 |
| Omfång: | 392 sid. |
| Förlag: | Jure |
| ISBN: | 9789185142699 |
| Produkttyp: | Inbunden |
| Typ av verk: | Samlingsverk |
| Serie: | Scandinavian Studies in Law nr. 55 |
| Ämnesord: | Allmänna verk och samlingsverk , Internationell rätt |
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 The 55th volume of Scandinavian Studies in Law (Sc.St.L.) focuses on human rights and the dynamics surrounding them. In 15 articles experts on Jurisprudence, International Law and Legal History discuss the moderation and proliferation of the concept. The contributions have been divided into three sections: General Reflections, Limitations of Human Rights, and Emerging New Human Rights. The ambition is to give an overview of the current situation, especially as it has manifested itself in the Scandinavian countries. More precisely the volume originates from a seminar on freedom of expression and its limits, held at the Stockholm University Law Faculty in February 2008. The freedom of expression seminar had in turn been instigated by several events which at that time attracted much attention in the media and public debate. One such event was the publication of Prophet Muhammad cartoons in a Danish newspaper in 2005. Parallel with discussions on the possible limits to certain freedoms, an urge for the recognition of new rights has emerged strongly in various international forums. The right to drinking water is an example of the latter. Some of these new rights have already received a degree of recognition, whilst others still need further elaboration. The articles in this volume address both the limitations to already established rights and the proliferation of new rights. An overall impression of the conclusions of the studies is that both the proliferation and the limitation of individual rights and freedoms have positive and negative aspects. The increase in the number of rights can hardly jeopardize individual freedoms, but it can lead to the “inflation” of rights and the subsequent watering-down of the implementation of existing rights. Limitation to rights and freedoms may for different reasons be justified under certain circumstances. There is, however, a risk of serious violation of the rights if limitation is destined to lead to the imposition of an authoritarian political system. Contents Human Rights – General Reflections - Straight Human Rights Talk – Why Proportionality does (not) Matter? by Jonas Christoffersen - ‘European Rights’ and Dialogues in the Context of Constitutional Pluralism by Xavier Grousso - Right to Life: a Principle of Equality by Hjördis Björk Hákonardóttir Nordic Constitutionalism and European Human Rights – - Mixing Oil and Water? by Jaakko Husa - Human Rights and Traditional Values by Jacob W.F. Sundberg. Limitations of Human Rights - Freedom from Need: The Universal Right to an Adequate Standard of Living - Origins, Obstacles and Prospects. by Asbjørn Eide - Which Freedom of the Press? - The Press Conceived as an ‘Open Forum’ or a ‘Privileged Watchdog’ by Jens Elo Rytter - Balancing Rights and Responsibilities: Human Rights Jurisprudence on Regulating the Content of Speech by Dinah Shelton - The Destruction of Democracy and of Civil Rights in Germany 1933 by Jan-Olof Sundell - European non-Refoulement Revisited by Jens Vedsted-Hansen - Comparative Approach to Limitations: From European Standard to International Trend by Jukka Viljanen - The Right of Property in Conflict with other Protection-meriting Rights or Interests by Karin Åhman Emerging New Human Rights - The Emerging Right to Development and its Relationship to First Generation Rights: An Analysis of the “Asian Values” View by David I. Fisher - Unfolding from Nonexistence: the Dynamic but Contested Evolution of LGBT-human Rights by David Langlet - Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities by Liisa Nieminen Notes on Contributors |