The role of the international institutions in the protection of human rights and freedoms in the sphere of national security
El papel de las instituciones internacionales en la protección de los derechos humanos y las libertades en el ámbito de la seguridad nacional
Keywords:
security ecosystem, supranational bodies, security crisis, cross-border threats, political consensus
Abstract
The need for qualitative changes in the field of national security also requires the transformation of international institutions responsible for the protection of human rights and freedoms. Therefore, the aim of the article was to identify the role of international institutions in the protection of human rights and freedoms in the field of national security. The main methodological tools were the observational method and the comparative legal method. There is currently a dynamic increase in the number of international treatiesratified in the field of human rights. International institutions are making many efforts to achieve the highest level of efficiency of adequate protection mechanisms. The authorization of an illegal war exposes states to prosecution in international courts. Everything leads to the conclusion that the competence capacity of institutions seems to be limited in the face of increasing violations of human rights in many regions of the world, which leads to the need to reform international legal instruments and relevant procedures for the protection of human rights and freedoms in the field of national security.
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2022-10-18
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Svoboda, I., Epel, O., Suleimanova, S., Ievenko, D., & Kovalova, O. (2022). The role of the international institutions in the protection of human rights and freedoms in the sphere of national security: El papel de las instituciones internacionales en la protección de los derechos humanos y las libertades en el ámbito de la seguridad nacional. Political Questions, 40(74), 565-584. https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4074.31
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