Sibylle van der Walt, Glasgow: A platonic relationship? BritainŐs History
with International Human Rights
Compared to the rest of Europe, the UK has developed a strong tradition
of human rights scepticism. The article argues that this difference has its
origins not so much in systemic differences between Anglo-British and
continental European Law, but rather in the different socio-historical
experiences that fed the belief or lack of belief in human rights following
World War II. The article concludes with a comparison between the Anglo-British
tradition and German law. The former is based on the idea of civil liberties.
The latter, especially its Basic Law jurisprudence, is focused on the notion of
human dignity. The article concludes that civil liberties cannot be equated
with human rights without a serious loss of meaning.
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