The Universalism of Human Rights

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Reflections on the Universality of Human Rights....Pages 1-12
Universal Human Rights in the Law of the United States....Pages 13-31
Diversité culturelle et droits de la personne: la situation au Canada....Pages 33-62
The Impact of the Jurisprudence Inter-American Court of Human Rights on the Chilean Constitutional System....Pages 63-79
The Universal Nature of Human Rights: The Brazilian Stance Within Latin America’s Human Rights Scenario....Pages 81-101
Cultural Relativism vs. Universalism: The South Pacific Reality....Pages 103-125
Implementation of Universal Human Rights Standards in Japan: An Interface of National and International Law....Pages 127-140
Human Rights as the Basis for a New Chinese Constitutionalism....Pages 141-154
Who Is Afraid of Human Rights? A Taiwanese Perspective....Pages 155-173
Russia’s Approach to the Universality of Human Rights....Pages 175-187
The Legal and Constitutional Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights in the United Kingdom....Pages 189-207
The Binding Effect of the ECHR in the United Kingdom – Views from Scotland....Pages 209-221
The Struggle Concerning Interpretative Authority in the Context of Human Rights – The Belgian Experience....Pages 223-235
The Role of Human Rights in the Dutch Legal Order....Pages 237-255
Rule of Law as a Basis for Effective Human Rights Protection: The German Perspective....Pages 257-267
From the Rights of Citizen to the Fundamental Rights of Man: The Italian Experience....Pages 269-286
Le juge en tant que défendeur des droits de l’homme: les observations grecques....Pages 287-295
Universality and Binding Effect of Human Rights from a Portuguese Perspective....Pages 297-324
Human Rights in Times of Global Inequalities: A View from Slovakia....Pages 325-340
Human Rights as a Pillar of Transformation: A Polish Perspective....Pages 341-355
Human Rights Protection in a New EU Member State: The Czech Example....Pages 357-370
Multidimensional Protection of Universal Human Rights in Hungary....Pages 371-390
Croatia: Developing Judicial Culture of Fundamental Rights....Pages 391-404
The Implementation of the Human Rights Universality Principle in Ukraine....Pages 405-419
Back Matter....Pages 421-424