scholarly journals Legislating the Women’s “Bill of Rights”: Examining Singapore’s Civil Society Through the Origins of the Women’s Charter (1961)

Archipel ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 129-153
Author(s):  
Christina Wu
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Bill Of Rights

scholarly journals MEDIA FREEDOM IN KENYA in 2017: A REALITY OR A MIRAGE?

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley Genga
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Bill Of Rights ◽  
Media Freedom ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Free Media ◽  
Freedom House

Media freedom is the capacity of the media to act as a barometer to call government to account vis-à-vis the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 especially the values, spirit and ethos enshrined therein. So much so that countries which are strong democracies always have strong and free media. A free and democratic society is not possible without an independent, free and responsible media and an active civil society. Freedom House Report results from the fact that Kenya currently finds itself in a very interesting position where media freedom exists boldly on paper, but the reality on the ground is something else. The current Constitution of Kenya which came into force on 27 August 2010, has not only been hailed as reformist, but it has a new and progressive Bill of Rights requiring extensive reforms to both the media and information management frameworks. However, the government seems to have another agenda. As will be observed below, the government has introduced several laws that, on the outside appear to be progressive and in line with the new Constitution, but upon closer inspection clearly has an agenda that undermines media freedom in Kenya. In the sections which follow, this paper will analyse the legal framework and social factors relevant to media freedom in Kenya.

The Marco Civil da Internet and Digital Constitutionalism

2020 ◽  
pp. 189-213
Author(s):  
Luiz Fernando Marrey Moncau ◽  
Diego Werneck Arguelhes
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Bill Of Rights ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
The Law ◽  
Intermediary Liability

Between 2009 and 2014, Brazilian civil society groups and government engaged with and ultimately approved the Marco Civil da Internet (Civil Rights Framework for the Internet). The MCI, which has been considered by some as a ‘Constitution of the Internet’ or as an ‘Internet Bill of Rights’, created a broad set of principles and norms, as well as specific rules, that articulate rights and limitations on the exercise of power on the internet. But how does the MCI measure against the backdrop of global debates on digital constitutionalism? To what extent and in what ways can the enactment of the MCI be considered a landmark for the constitutionalization of the digital environment? This chapter, in order to address those questions, will review the intermediary liability regime before the MCI, the process of approval of the MCI, and how the law is being implemented in practice. Finally, it will analyse the MCI in the light of digital constitutionalism theories.

scholarly journals Do Bills of Rights Matter? The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

1996 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 765-779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles R. Epp
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Legal Mobilization ◽  
The Political ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Bill Of Rights ◽  
Support Structure ◽  
Canadian Charter ◽  
Constitutional Protection ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Although constitutional protection for rights is increasingly popular, there is little systematic research on the extent to which bills of rights affect the process of government. This article examines the effects a bill of rights may be expected to produce, and then uses a quasi-experimental design to analyze the effects of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on the Canadian Supreme Court's agenda. The data suggest that the Charter indeed has influenced the Court's agenda, although the effects are more limited than generally recognized. More important, the data suggest that a number of the influences often attributed to the Charter likely resulted instead from the growth of what I call the support structure for legal mobilization, consisting of various resources that enable litigants to pursue rights-claims in court. The political significance of a bill of rights, then, depends on factors in civil society that are independent of constitutional structure.

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