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Human Rights: Source, Content and Enforcement

Human Rights: Source, Content and Enforcement

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  • Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Hong Kong
  • ISBN: 9789626618523
  • Published In: December 2015
  • Format: Paperback , 388 pages
  • Jurisdiction: Hong Kong ? Disclaimer:
    Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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    The first comprehensive treatment of human rights covering its origins, contents and enforcement, with detailed discussions of the provisions of the ICCPR and the ICESCR and how they impact Hong Kong.

    Justice Kemal Bokhary has had a distinguished legal career in Hong Kong, culminating in his appointment as one of the founding members of the Court of Final Appeal. His contribution to Hong Kong’s legal system, and the rule of law, is highly regarded, both by the legal profession and the wider community.

  • 1. Introduction

    2. Civil and Political Rights/Socio-Economic Rights

    3. Democracy

    4. Constitutional Review

    5. Suspension

    6. Innovations – From Procedure to Substance

    7. Judicial Approach to Human Rights

    8. Discretion

    9. Unanimity, Concurrence and Dissent

     
    10. Right to Life

    11. Freedom of Expression

    12. Abode

    13. Freedom of Movement and Travel

    14. Freedom of the Person

    15. Rights of Persons Deprived of their Liberty

    16. Freedom from Slavery, Servitude and Forced or Compulsory Labour

    17. No Imprisonment for Inability to Pay

    18. Right to Recognition as a Person before the Law

    19. Freedom from Torture

    20. Right Not to be subjected to Double Jeopardy

    21. Presumption of Innocence

    22. Other Rights of Persons Charged or Convicted

    23. Prohibition of Retroactive Criminal Laws

    24. Equality

    25. Right to Marry and to Found a Family

    26. Indigenous Rights

    27. Rights of Persons with Disabilities

    28. Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion

    29. Rights of Children

    30. Women’s Rights


    31. Rights of Minorities

    32. Right of Self Determination

    33. Right to Privacy

    34. Freedom of Assembly and Association

    35. “Universal, Indivisible, Interdependent and Interrelated”

    36. Right to Work

    37. Right to Just and Favourable Conditions of Work

    38. Right to Form and Join Trade Unions

    39. Right to Strike

    40. Right to Social Security and Social Insurance

    41. Right to an Adequate Standard of Living in terms of Food, Clothing and Housing

    42. Right to Continuous Improvement of Living Standards

    43. Freedom from Hunger

    44. Right to Highest Attainment Standard of Physical and Mental Health

    45. Right to Education

    46. Right to take part in Cultural Life

    47. Right to Benefit from Scientific Progress

    48. Author’s Rights

    49. Freedom of Scientific Research and Creative Activity

    50. Conclusion

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