...Nicole Ferguson Professor Delli Santi English 112 22 February 2015 “A Stand for Women’s Rights Around the Globe” Women’s rights are no longer a major topic within the United States, but many countries still refuse to acknowledge the rights of women. On September 5, 1995, Hillary Clinton addressed the distinguished delegates and guests of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women with a heartfelt speech requesting the silence of women in many countries to be heard. The words and tone of Clinton’s speech reached out to the audience to take a stand against the violation of women’s rights. Hillary Clinton is known by many as a true women’s activist. The quest for women’s rights came long before Clinton’s political career. Clinton had dreamed of becoming an astronaut in her early years, but those dreams were crushed after gaining the knowledge that women were not accepted into the NASA program (Hillary). Clinton obtained her degree from Yale Law School in 1969, and immediately pursued a career in politics. Hillary assisted Bill Clinton in managing his campaign for a congressional seat in 1974, and they later married in 1975 (Hillary). Clinton was awarded numerous awards, including Young Mother of the Year and Woman of the Year, during her husband’s time as governor in Arkansas. These awards and the role she played in her husbands’ career had left Clinton with a high reputation in Arkansas. She was known as “one of the state’s most powerful political figures and a...
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...Human Rights should ensure that an individual is guaranteed certain rights and freedoms. Among the most important are civil and political rights, freedom of speech and assembly, and the order to provide safety and equality to every individual. A major development towards Human Rights took place by the United Rights took place by the United Nations in 1948. A thirty page outline was adapted to declare a Universal Declaration on Human Rights. Injustices and violations occur everywhere but not as severe in Western civilizations. Third World Countries like India and in Asian cultures such as China believe in abiding by much stricter rules and regulations. The Problems and violations occurred early on in both of the regions, but still exist and effect many people's lives. In India the untouchables evolved from the caste system developed by an early Aryan custom. Such activities as talking and looking at other classes, drinking out of certain wells or even visiting some temples were forbidden. It now exists in rural parts of India including Bihar and in Southern Tamil Nadu, shunning about 160 million people in rank. The deaths and torture which have occurred in Tibet as a result of the Chinese invasion is staggering too. It started in 1949 and up to date has killed over 1.2 million Tibetans. After the mass invasion, Tibet represented a prison camp or labor camp for most people. Society, government, and religion are examples of reasons that started racism and bias opinions against...
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...Inalienability: Human rights are universal and inalienable. All people everywhere in the world are entitled to them. The universality of human rights is encompassed in the words of Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” Everyone is born with and possesses the same rights, regardless of where they live, their gender or race, or their religious, cultural or ethnic background. Inalienable: because people’s rights can never be taken away except in specific situations and according to due process. For example, the right to liberty may be restricted if a person is found guilty of a crime by a court of law. Indivisibility: Human rights are indivisible. Whether they relate to civil, cultural, economic, political or social issues, human rights are inherent to the dignity of every human person. Consequently, all human rights have equal status, and cannot be positioned in a hierarchical order. Denial of one right invariably impedes enjoyment of other rights. Thus, the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living cannot be compromised at the expense of other rights, such as the right to health or the right to education. First-generation human rights, often called "blue" rights, deal essentially with liberty and participation in political life. They are fundamentally civil and political in nature: They serve negatively to protect the individual from excesses of the state. First-generation rights include...
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...Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely" -John Acton India is the largest functional democracy in the world, and the Constitution of India is unique in each and every way. The Constitution of India is a mammoth piece of document; in fact the Indian Constitution is the longest in the world. As of now is has 441 Articles and 12 Schedules. It is probably the longest of the organic laws now extant in the world. The Constitution of India confers upon India the status of Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic. It allows us to elect our representatives and to form a government to makes laws and enforce them. The Constitution of India guarantees to the people certain basic human rights and freedoms, such as, equal protection of laws, freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship and religion, freedom of assembly and association, freedom to move freely and to reside and settle anywhere in India, freedom to follow any occupation, trade or business, freedom of person, freedom against double jeopardy and against ex post facto laws. These rights are knows as Fundamental Rights and are envisaged in Part III of the Constitution of India. A person can claim Fundamental Rights against the state subject to the state imposing some permissible restrictions in the interest of social control. The grounds for imposing these restrictions on Fundamental Rights are expressly mentioned in the Constitution itself and, therefore, these rights can be abridged only to the extent laid down. The...
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... ( In Pennekamp V. Florida ) ABSTRACT In rapidly changing socio-economic condition of a country like India, the media plays a vital role in moulding the whole viewpoint of society hence it is often quoted that media is the fourth pillar of Indian democracy. Violation of human right has many dimensions and one of such dimensions finds in the trial by media. In India trial by media has assumed significant proportions. There are many cases in India where media showed its importance by continuously highlighting it, such as Priyadarshnimatto case, Nitishkatra murder case, Bijaljoshi rape case, Aarushitalwar case, Jessica case etc. Media has now reincarnated itself into a “public court” (jantaadalat). It use to watch out injustice, which has conducted the trial of an accused and passed the own verdict even before the pronouncement of judgment by the court. By this way, it prejudice the public and sometime even judges and as a result it violates the basic principle of criminal jurisprudence i.e.; ‘’presumption of innocence until proven guilty and guilty beyond reasonable doubt’’. This paper focuses on the rights of accused such as his right to fair trial, right to privacy and right to dignity, which are a violation of basic human rights guaranteed not only under Indian constitution, but also by many international organizations. Media trial along with revolutionary sting operations is an appreciable effort...
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...Hillary Clinton Speech - Women's Rights are Human Rights The Hillary Clinton Speech featured is in the form of a transcript, extract, passages or lines from the Hillary Clinton Speech . The Hillary Clinton Speech demonstrates good oratory skills, a great public speaker with the ability to use clear words and text. Speech Example Topic / Subject Type: Persuasive, Inspirational / Inspiring Speech. Hillary Clinton Speech Women's Rights are Human Rights Women's Rights Are Human Rights Famous Speech by Hillary Clinton Beijing, China: 5 September 1995 Mrs. Mongella, Under Secretary Kittani, distinguished delegates and guests: I would like to thank the Secretary General of the United Nations for inviting me to be part of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women. This is truly a celebration - a celebration of the contributions women make in every aspect of life: in the home, on the job, in their communities, as mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, learners, workers, citizens and leaders. It is also a coming together, much the way women come together every day in every country. We come together in fields and in factories. In village markets and supermarkets. In living rooms and board rooms. Whether it is while playing with our children in the park, or washing clothes in a river, or taking a break at the office water cooler, we come together and talk about our aspirations and concerns. And time and again, our talk turns to our children and our families...
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...In Edmund Burke’s “Speech on Conciliation with the Colonies” he states, “In this character of the Americans, a love of freedom is the predominating feature which marks and distinguishes the whole” (54). The fact that the colonists were the freest and least taxed people when the American Revolution started demonstrates that the American people were willing make sacrifices for principles. When the colonists left for the New World they were promised that they would not be treated like second class citizens. John Locke summarizes the tyrannical treatment inflicted on the colonists when he describes tyranny as “the exercise of power beyond right, which nobody can have a right to” (44). Repeated violation of promises ignited the American people to revolution. England’s blatant violation of the human rights of the colonists was the principle that ignited and fueled the American Revolution....
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...Profit Vs. Freedom of Speech: a Cross-Cultural Perspective It is no secret that in a business profit is the bottom line. It is the reason someone starts a company, the reason employees crawl out of bed each morning, and the reason why sometimes ethical values are bent or broken. On the small scale, such as a local grocery, ethics of the owners and employees can be easily maintained because the area they are operating in shares the same values. This, however, is not the case with global businesses. Instead of a local community for profits large businesses rely on the global market, thus exposing and challenging their original ethics for the sake of continued profits. This cross-cultural perspective will examine a recent example of this challenge when the company Google began to expand into the Chinese and other Asian markets. Google is a multi-billion dollar company that was started in the garage of two Stanford students in 1997 (Google, 2012). The initial goal was to produce an internet search engine that would be able to find and provide access to an immeasurable amount of information. Since its inception, Google published several values that were believed to be the essence of the company. Among them were that all focus should be on the user of the product and that any ad revenue should not come at the users cost, examples include pop-up advertising and manipulated searches (Google, 2012). Google also started with a relaxed approach to business, believing that employees worked...
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...Human Rights “The Essence of Constitutional Governance“ “Problems can be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.” Introduction * Human: (noun) A member of the Homo sapiens species; a man, woman or child; a person. * Rights: (noun) Things to which you are entitled or allowed; freedoms that are guaranteed. * Human Rights: (noun) The rights you have simply because you are human. * Human rights are commonly understood as "inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being.” Human rights are thus conceived as universal (applicable everywhere) and egalitarian (the same for everyone). These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national and international law. The doctrine of human rights in international practice, within international law, global and regional institutions, in the policies of states and in the activities of non-governmental organizations, has been a cornerstone of public policy around the world. * Every person has dignity and value. One of the ways that we recognize this fundamental worth is by acknowledging and respecting a person’s human rights. * Human rights are concerned with equality and fairness. They recognize our freedom to make choices about our life and develop our potential as human beings. They are about living free from fear...
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...eye by monitoring individual's movements, businesses transactions and also the means of communication, which includes cyberspace. It is alleged that the United States of America’s National Security Agency runs a program known as PRISM, which enables the US government to gain access to e- mails , conversations, pictures, voice calls and even sign in details of people using websites and applications associated with 1|Page Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft, to name a few. Failure of cyber law mechanisms and national authorities to advance legislation and frameworks along with the technological developments and the increasing trends on States’ surveillance practices has created an environment in which citizen’s right to privacy is easily violated, leading to human rights violations also and lack of accountability, which raises questions on the legitimacy of such act of state. This research paper will mainly be focusing on this issue of privacy...
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...CONTENTS……………………………………………………………………… 1. 2. TABLES OF CASES AND STATUTES………………………………………… 2. 3. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………………… 3. 4. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY……………………………………………………………… 5. 5. MEANING AND INTERPRETATION OF SECTION 124A THE LAW OF SEDITION IN INDIA BEFORE 1947………………… 7. 6. MEANING AND INTERPRETATION OF S. 124A AFTER INDEPENDENCE……………………………………………………………………… 12. 7. LAWS OF SEDITION IN INDIA, ENGLAND, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – A COMPARATIVE STUDY…… 14. 8. CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………………………………20. 9. BIBLIOGRAPHY ……………………………………………………………………………………………22. INTRODUCTION “It is enough to say that in this country and in this generation the time for prosecuting political libels has passed, and does not seem likely to return within any definable time” - Stephen, History of Criminal Law[1] This statement was made in the context of the United Kingdom by a well-known author on criminal law. More than 50 years after independence, it may well be said that the ‘time for prosecuting political libel’ has passed in India too. This may be particularly true of a particular species of libel know as ‘sedition’. Simplistically defined sedition is the defamation of the State and the government with certain peculiar characteristics[2]. In India the Sedition is defined as an offence under the Indian Penal Code in Section 124A. This Section was omitted from the original draft of the Code and was...
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...Executive Summary Feltex Carpets Ltd. is the largest Australian carpet manufacturer. The company has experiences in internationalization in countries such as USA, Japan, Southeast Asia and New Zealand. However, the company is interested in expanding their market power to new destinations, to improve their multinational strategy and to be well-known worldwide. The countries of potential choice are Mexico and Chile. The analysis has been done by comparing the overall information and in-details of each indicator. From evaluation of indicators of both countries, such as economic, social, legal and infrastructure, the analysis has shown that the economy of both countries are quite similar. However, the infrastructure, technological and legal environment seem to be better in Chile. As the Chilean government support the foreign investment in textile sector by promoting the education, technological development and the special policy especially for textile. For instance, tax reduction and promoting education in labour forces. Thus, Chilean labour forces would have the better off in comparison with Mexican labour forces. Another highlighted indicator in the country comparison - which the recommendation has inclined - is infrastructures. Both countries have the similar relative figures in number of infrastructure such as roadway, waterway and airports. But the infrastructure of electricity and internet/telephone networks seems to be at a higher level in Chile. The analysis of relevant...
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...standard of living to all, which can be possible only in a pollution free environment. Also, in a democratic republic, people have the right to know and access information on government policies which is very important for the success of environmental policies. The starting point of environmental protection is the fundamental rights and directive principles of state policy which underline our national commitment to protect and improve the environment. The interpretation given to article 21 of the Constitution contained in the Fundamental Rights has added new dimensions to the quality of life and its relating effect on the environment. The Constitution of India as originally enacted did not contain any specific provision to deal with environmental pollution though Article 47 made an indirect reference to improvement of public health as one of the primary duties of the state. Article 51 (c) provides that the state shall endeavour to foster respect for international law and treaty obligations in the dealings of organised peoples with one and another. Article 253 of the Constitution specifically empowers parliament to make any law for the whole or part of india for implementing any treaty, agreement or convention with any other country or any decision made at any international conference. This has been held in conformity with the 1972 UN conference on Human Environment at Stockholm and the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development Rio de Janeiro. The authority vested in the parliament...
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...MANU/SC/0131/2012 Equivalent Citation: 2012(3)ALT(Cri)91, 2012CriLJ3516, 2012(1)Crimes241(SC), 2012(2)J.L.J.R.91, (2012)2MLJ32(SC), 2012(2)PLJR217, 2012(2) SCALE682, (2012)5SCC1 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Suo Motu Writ Petition (Crl.) No. 122 of 2011 (Under Article 32 of The Constitution of India) Decided On: 23.02.2012 Appellants: Ramlila Maidan Incident Vs. Respondent: Home Secretary, Union of India (UOI) and Ors. Hon'ble Judges/Coram: Swatanter Kumar and Balbir Singh Chauhan, JJ. Counsels: For Appearing Parties: P.P. Malhotra, ASG, Rajeev Dhavan, Amicus Curiae, Ram Jethmalani, P.H. Parekh, Sr. Advs., Udita Singh, L.R. Singh, Shubhranshu Pedhi, Anil Katiyar, Lata Krishnamurti, Balajji Subramanian, Manu Sharma, Karan Kalia, Pranav Diesh, Sanjay Jain, Vikas Garg, B.K. Prasad, Siddhartha Dave, Shailender Sharma, S.N. Terdal, D.P. Mohanty, Subhasree Chatterjee, Anand Shankar Jha, Ekansh Misra, Advs. for Parekh and Co., Kamini Jaiswal, Shomila Bakshi, Abhimanyu Shrestha and Kumud L. Das, Advs. Subject: Constitution Subject: Criminal Acts/Rules/Orders: Constitution of India (44th Amendment) Act, 1979; Constitution of India (First Amendment) Act, 1951; Constitution of India (Sixteenth Amendment) Act, 1963; Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2010; Constitution of India (Forty-Second Amendment) Act, 1976; Bombay Police Act, 1951 - Section 33(1); Delhi Police Act, 1978 - Section 17(1), Delhi Police Act, 1978 - Section 28, Delhi Police Act, 1978 - Section 29, Delhi Police...
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...ENTITIES INVOLVED 6 EVENTS LEADING TO THE CASE 6 STATEMENT OF ISSUES 7 ISSUE 1 7 SUMMARY OF PLEADINGS 8 PLEADINGS 8 PRAYER FOR RELIEF 16 ABBREVIATIONS 1. & - And 2. AC - Appeal Cases 3. AIR - All India Reporter 4. All. E.R. - All England Law Reports 5. Anr. - Another 6. App. - Appeal 7. Art. - Article 8. Bom. - Bombay 9. Co. - Company 10. Cr. - Criminal 11. DC - District Court 12. Ed. - Edition 13. Hrs - Hours 14. IT - Information Technology 15. Ltd. - Limited 16. NLJ - National Law Journal 17. Ors. - Others 18. P. - Page 19. Para. - Paragraph 20. Pvt. - Private 21. SC - Supreme Court 22. SCC - Supreme Court Cases 23. SCR - Supreme Court Reporter 24. SCR - Supreme Court Reporter 25. Sec. - Section 26. V. - Verses 27. Vol. - Volume 28. WLR - Weekly Law Reports Index Of Authorities STATUTES 1. Information Technology Act, 2000 2. The Constitution of India WEBSITES 1. www.manupatra.com 2. www.Indiankanoon.com BOOKS 1. Bakshi P.M., The Constitution of India, Universal Law Publishing Co. New Delhi 2011 edition 2. Basu Durga...
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