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very short introduction to human rights. bastian küntzel
      Very Short Introduction to Human Rights. Bastian Küntzel
dimensions
Human Rights are.... Human
as in only human beings can carry human rights; and have
them violated
Human Rights are.... Human
as in only human beings can violate human rights; if a bear
eats your foot - no human rights violation.
Human Rights are.... Human
as in only human beings can make human rights and judge
violations - no god involved.
characteristics
Universal
Indivisible
Interdependent
Inalienable
awesome law, yeah
Very short introduction to hr
Very short introduction to hr
Convention on Human Rights

            european court of human rights


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the european convention on human rights is a contract between
     countries, who agree to be judged by a common court.
nation
                 national law




but every country has their national law that tries to organise
           how this group of people lives together.
there are human rights violations every day: violence, murder,
theft, your mom reading your email, you not paying in the bar.
national law




but because every national law has translated and interpreted
what they agreed on in the convention, it’s taken care of there.
national law
                               highest national court




              regional court


local court
Convention on Human Rights
            european court of human rights

                                              national
                                           highest court


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                       notab




it gets to the european court, if the national law is interpreting
 the convention badly and allows for human rights violations
picture references

Pictures under Creative Commons, from www.flickr.com, found via www.compfight.com

slide 1: HELLO! HUMAN RIGHTS by andres musta
slide 2: 2675741951 by visualpanic
slide 3: guantanamo-grati by openDemocracy
slide 4: Slutwalk London 2011 - 18 by garryknight
slide 5: Bert Lahr by Melvin Sokolsky #2 by John McNab
slide 6: Quatre by Kat...
slide 7: Andromeda, again by makelssnoise
slide 8: cookie_division by Mouse
slide 9: everyone knows everyone from flickr by eskimoblood
slide 10: cave troll as corporate bully by kevin dooley
slide 11: Bert Lahr by Melvin Sokolsky #2 by John McNab
slide 12: screenshot of - http://conventions.coe.int
slide 13: screenshot of - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
slide 15: downtown after 5 crowd by zen
slide 16: downtown after 5 crowd by zen / fiasco by Loupe Clean
slide 17: same as slide 16
slide 18: downtown after 5 crowd by zen / fiasco by Loupe Clean / Bert Lahr by Melvin
Sokolsky #2 by John McNab
slide 18: fiasco by Loupe Clean / Bert Lahr by Melvin Sokolsky #2 by John McNab

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  • 1. very short introduction to human rights. bastian küntzel Very Short Introduction to Human Rights. Bastian Küntzel
  • 3. Human Rights are.... Human as in only human beings can carry human rights; and have them violated
  • 4. Human Rights are.... Human as in only human beings can violate human rights; if a bear eats your foot - no human rights violation.
  • 5. Human Rights are.... Human as in only human beings can make human rights and judge violations - no god involved.
  • 14. Convention on Human Rights european court of human rights nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation nation the european convention on human rights is a contract between countries, who agree to be judged by a common court.
  • 15. nation national law but every country has their national law that tries to organise how this group of people lives together.
  • 16. there are human rights violations every day: violence, murder, theft, your mom reading your email, you not paying in the bar.
  • 17. national law but because every national law has translated and interpreted what they agreed on in the convention, it’s taken care of there.
  • 18. national law highest national court regional court local court
  • 19. Convention on Human Rights european court of human rights national highest court ig d eal notab it gets to the european court, if the national law is interpreting the convention badly and allows for human rights violations
  • 20. picture references Pictures under Creative Commons, from www.flickr.com, found via www.compfight.com slide 1: HELLO! HUMAN RIGHTS by andres musta slide 2: 2675741951 by visualpanic slide 3: guantanamo-grati by openDemocracy slide 4: Slutwalk London 2011 - 18 by garryknight slide 5: Bert Lahr by Melvin Sokolsky #2 by John McNab slide 6: Quatre by Kat... slide 7: Andromeda, again by makelssnoise slide 8: cookie_division by Mouse slide 9: everyone knows everyone from flickr by eskimoblood slide 10: cave troll as corporate bully by kevin dooley slide 11: Bert Lahr by Melvin Sokolsky #2 by John McNab slide 12: screenshot of - http://conventions.coe.int slide 13: screenshot of - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Convention_on_Human_Rights slide 15: downtown after 5 crowd by zen slide 16: downtown after 5 crowd by zen / fiasco by Loupe Clean slide 17: same as slide 16 slide 18: downtown after 5 crowd by zen / fiasco by Loupe Clean / Bert Lahr by Melvin Sokolsky #2 by John McNab slide 18: fiasco by Loupe Clean / Bert Lahr by Melvin Sokolsky #2 by John McNab