Essays on the developing law of human rights / / Loukis G. Loucaides.

• Superior document: International Studies in Human Rights ; 39
• VerfasserIn: Loukaidēs, Loukēs G.,
• Place / Publishing House: Dordrecht, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Martinus Nijhoff,, [1995]; ©1995
• Year of Publication: 1995
• Language: English
• Series: International Studies in Human Rights ; 39.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

This collection offers the reader an exposition and critical analysis of certain human rights, such as the right to information and to personality. Some human rights issues of legal and also of political significance, including the protection of human rights pending the settlement of related politic...

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• PART ONE
• Chapter 1. The Right to Information
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Scope of the Right
• 3. Pluralistic Information and the Right of the Public
• 4. Judicial Proceedings
• 5. Radio and Television - State Monopoly
• 6. Positive Measures
• 7. Obligation of Public Authorities to Impart Information
• 8. The Scandinavian System
• 9. Restrictions and Limitations
• 10. Concluding Remarks
• Chapter 2. Nullum Crimen Sine Lege Certa
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Lege Certa
• 3. Extensive, Restrictive and Teleological Interpretation
• 4. Value Concepts
• 5. "Only the Minimum Should be Left to the Judges"
• 6. The Limits of Judicial Clarification and Interpretation
• 7. Clarity: Technical Knowledge and Pre-existing Jurisprudence
• 8. Accessibility of Criminal Law
• 9. Offences under International Law
• 10. Measures Amounting to Criminal Offences
• 11. Criticism of the Principle
• 12. International Supervision
• 13. Concluding Remarks
• Chapter 3. Freedom of Speech of Civil Servants under the European Convention on Human Rights. A Critical Analysis and Comparison with U.S. Jurisprudence
• 1. Introduction
• 2. No Restrictions Ratione Personae
• 3. Broadening of the Limitation Clause
• 4. Access to Civil Service - Waiver
• 5. The Case of Vogt v. Germany
• 6. The Attachment to the Practice of the Member-States
• 7. The Position in the U.S.A.
• 8. Should Civil Servants be Subject to Special Restraints?
• 9. The Sword of Damocles
• 10. Reconsideration of the Status of Civil Servants
• 11. Conclusion
• Chapter 4. Personality and Privacy under the European Convention on Human Rights
• 1. Protection of the Individual as a Person
• 2. The European Convention on Human Rights
• 2.1. "Private Life" and "Personality"
• 2.1.1. Prisoners.
• 2.1.2. Sexuality
• 2.1.3. Police Investigations and Secret Surveillance
• 2.1.4. Retention of Personal Information
• 2.2. Widening of the Meaning of "Private Life"
• 2.3. Broadening of Human Rights through the Method of Interpretation - "Privacy" and "personality" in the U.S.A.
• 2.4. Delimitation of the Protected Scope of Personality
• 3. Conclusion
• Chapter 5. Expulsion of Settlers from Occupied Territories. The Case of Turkish Settlers in Cyprus.
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Case of Turkish Settlers
• 3. Settlement of Mainland Turks in Cyprus
• 4. The Legal Problem
• 5. The Legal Status of the Area of Settlement
• 6. The Turkish-Cypriot "State"
• 7. The Geneva Red Cross Conventions of 1949
• 8. The Breaches
• 9. The International Law Commission (ILC)
• 10. The Legal Situation of Settlers as Regards Their Stay in Cyprus
• 10.1. The Position During the Occupation
• 10.2. The Position when the Occupation Ends
• 10.2.1. The Power to Exclude or Expel Aliens
• 10.2.2. A case of Expulsion or of Refusal to Admit?
• 10.2.3. Illegal Entry
• 10.2.4. Length of Residence
• 10.2.5. Individual Circumstances
• 10.2.6. Restitutio in Integrum and Passage of Time
• 11. Responsibility of Turkey
• 12. Concluding Remarks
• PART TWO
• Chapter 6. Responsibility under the European Convention of Human Rights: Objective or Subjective Test?
• 1. Applicability of Principles of International Law in Respect of the European Convention on Human Rights
• 1.1. General Considerations
• 1.2. The Strasbourg Jurisprudence
• 2. The Test of State Responsibility under International Law
• 3. Applicability of Objective Responsibility in Respect of ECHR
• 4. Deviations from the Principle of Objective Responsibility
• 5. Conclusion
• Chapter 7. Standards of Proof in Proceedings under the European Convention on Human Rights.
• 1. Proceedings before the Commission
• 2. "Beyond Reasonable Doubt"
• 3. Criminal Justice and Human Rights
• 4. Duties of Governments - The Case of Alleged Torture
• 5. Parties on Equal Footing
• 6. Respondent Failing to Co-operate
• 7. Conclusions
• Chapter 8. The Role of the National Judge in the Trial and the Application of the European Convention on Human Rights
• 1. Primary Responsibility
• 2. Creative Role
• 3. Local Restraints
• 4. The Problem of Ill-Treatment by Police
• 5. Accountability
• 6. Requirements
• 7. Genuine Belief
• Chapter 9. Restriction of Limitations on the Rights Guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Limits to the Scope of a Right
• 3. Rights Subject to Special Protection
• 4. Restrictions or Limitations for Prescribed Purposes
• 5. Strict Interpretation of Limitations
• 6. Prescribed by Law
• 7. Recognised Purposes
• 8. Necessary in a Democratic Society
• 9. Political Matters
• 10. The Principle of Proportionality
• 11. Implied Limitations
• 12. Power of Derogation
• 13. Political Activity of Aliens
• 14. Forfeiture of Rights under Article 17
• 15. Abuse of Power
• 16. Reservations
• 17. General Observations
• 18. Conclusion
• Chapter 10. The Protection of Human Rights Pending the Settlement of Related Political Issues
• 1. Human Rights and Political Conflicts
• 2. Incompatibility of Political Claims with Human Rights
• 3. Armed Conflicts
• 4. Pertinent UN Resolutions
• 5. Violations Ad Infinitum
• 6. Political Factors
• 7. Negotiations in Progress
• 8. Human Rights and Compromise
• 9. Concluding Remarks
• Index
• International Studies in Human Rights.