Development and Politics in the Third World. The Causes of the Major Constitutional Human Rights Violations in Jamaica

Term Paper , 2014 , 20 Pages , Grade: A

Politics - Region: Middle and South America

In recent years, the question of human rights violations within the context of development in Jamaica has become an issue of much scholarly debate. For in fact, if it does indeed hold true that development is a ‘many-sided process’, then sustainable development ceases to only translate within the confines of economic growth; it now extends to one’s ability to enjoy greater social freedoms inclusive of the level of respect towards human rights.
By using the revised charter of The Fundamental Rights and Freedoms Act of 2011 enshrined within the Jamaican Constitution as a guide, this paper seeks to examine this issue of human rights violations in this country. With the use of empirical evidence gathered from a multiplicity of different scholarly sources and reports, one hopes to clearly outline these major violations in accordance with their social, economic and political causal factors.

Table of Contents

Introduction

CHAPTER I
Human rights violations: A culture of disregard on the part of the Police Force?
1.1 The Plague of the Police force and the right to life
1.2 The Jamaican Constabulary Force Act
1.3 Violations of the right of the child, the right to due process of law and the right to protection from torture and inhuman treatment

CHAPTER II
Economic Implications and the role of External Affairs
1.1 Economic Issues
1.2 The effect of foreign influences

CHAPTER III
The Influence of Social and Cultural norms in the violation of human rights in Jamaica
1.1 Culture on the rights of women
1.2 The issue of cultural based discrimination

CHAPTER IV
Constitutional insufficiencies as enablers of human rights violations
1.1 The role of constitutional savings clauses in human rights violations

Conclusion

Reference List

• College: University of the West Indies
• Course: Politics of the Caribbean
• Grade: A
• Author: Kavoy Ashley (Author)
• Publication Year: 2014
• Pages: 20
• Catalog Number: V285636
• ISBN (eBook): 9783656859352
• ISBN (Book): 9783656859369
• Language: English
• Tags: Jamaica, Human Rights, Sustainable Development, Politics, Third World