ABSTRACT

This collection examines the justifications for using bills of rights to protect fundamental human rights and the mechanisms for enforcing provisions in those documents. Articles deal with different forms of judicial enforcement and with legislative enforcement, of rights protected by such documents. The collection includes a road-map for evaluating the effectiveness of these alternative enforcement mechanisms.

part I|2 pages

Bills of Rights and Democratic Self-Governance

part II|2 pages

Judicial Enforcement of Bills of Rights