The purpose of this blog post is to gather, for use in the lawmaking, notes and quotes from the amazing ‘Writing Constitutions’ book series by Wolfgang Babeck and Albrecht Weber. ‘Writing Constitutions’ is a three-volume…
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Why Constitutions Matter
The purpose of this blog post is to gather notes and quotes from Berggren, Karlson And Nergelius’ much cited ‘Why Constitutions Matter’ as related to bureaucratic administration, rights, rules, constitutions, and democracies….
European Charter Of Fundamental Rights (CFREU)
Considered to be a very modern human rights catalogue with many rights not found in other established bills of rights, the European Union’s Charter of Fundamental Rights (CFREU) became legally binding with…
International Covenant On Civil And Political Rights (ICCPR)
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a treaty that protects the civil and political rights of individuals. Preamble The States Parties to the present Covenant, Considering that, in…
International Covenant On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) (1966), together with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) (1948) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) (1966),…
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration…
The Big List Of Quotes On Liberty
“Liberty” is the state of being free from external, often oppressive, restrictions, restraints, and/or constraints imposed by authority on one’s way of life, behaviors, or political views, so long as one’s way…
The Big List Of Quotes On Sovereignty
Today we consider the world of history’s great thinkers on sovereignty and the components of sovereignty, namely: territory, population, authority, and recognition. The Big List Of Quotes On Sovereignty is organized by…
What’s The Difference Between Sovereignty, Self-Sovereignty, Liberty, and Autonomy?
“Sovereignty” is a word the definition of which is often confused with “self-sovereignty”, “liberty”, and “autonomy”. While sovereignty, self-sovereignty, liberty, and autonomy are all related to freedom, each speaks to freedom in…
The Big List Of Quotes On Citizen Rights
Gathering from greats such as Aristotle, Montesquieu, Friedrich A. Hayek, and others, we come to a list of quotes on the topic of citizen rights that should serve as a guide to…