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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