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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.