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The Conservative Case for Human Rights

Author(s) -

Tugendhat Michael

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

the political quarterly

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373

H-Index - 37

eISSN - 1467-923X

pISSN - 0032-3179

DOI - 10.1111/1467-923x.12713

Subject(s) - human rights , political science , convention , conservatism , declaration , legislation , law , international human rights law , fundamental rights , right to property , social rights , law and economics , sociology , politics

This article explores how conservative values and Conservative Party politicians helped to shape the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ( UDHR ) 1948 and the European Convention on Human rights (ECHR) 1950. It provides an overview of the history of conservatism in the UK with a focus on the way that Conservative Party administrations promoted the protection of human rights, including social and economic rights. The author argues that the Conservative Party should continue to play a key role in protecting human rights legislation rather than regarding human rights as a ‘foreign’ imposition from Europe.

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