democracia participativa y derechos humanos / participatory democracy & human rights

1. The Electoral College System: arguments in favor from the United States

Oregon elector is firm believer in the system by The Associated Press The Seattle Times, Oct. 21, 2004 EUGENE, Ore.— In 54 days, seven Oregonians will meet to carry out one of the oldest American traditions when they cast the state's seven...

Jueves, 27 de Octubre de 2011 | 387 hits | Imprimir | PDF |  Correo electrónico | Leer más

2. Hamurabi's Code of Law

While the precise date of Hammurabi's Code of Laws is disputed by scholars, it is generally believed to have been written between the second year of his reign, circa 1727 BCE, and the end of his reign, circa 1780 BCE, predating the Hebrew "Ten...

Lunes, 17 de Octubre de 2011 | 187 hits | Imprimir | PDF |  Correo electrónico | Leer más

3. US ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY

Most people think about the US political system as "bipartisan". They get that impression because two major political parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party have shared political power since independence, particularly alternating on...

Jueves, 08 de Septiembre de 2011 | 615 hits | Imprimir | PDF |  Correo electrónico | Leer más

4. US Applied Democracy: Legislative Recalls

Constitutional and statutory provisions in twenty-six states of the United States authorize voters by petition to place the question of the removal of all or specified public officers on a referendum ballot prior to the expiration of their terms of...

Miércoles, 07 de Septiembre de 2011 | 195 hits | Imprimir | PDF |  Correo electrónico | Leer más

5. The Right of Rebellion

In political philosophy, the right of rebellion (or right of revolution) is the right or duty, variously stated throughout history, of the people of a nation to overthrow a government that acts against their common interests. Belief in this right...

Miércoles, 31 de Agosto de 2011 | 805 hits | Imprimir | PDF |  Correo electrónico | Leer más

6. Consensus decision-making

Consensus decision making Consensus decision making refers to a democratic decision process that not only seeks the agreement of a majority of participants, but also to resolve or mitigate the objections of the minority to achieve ...

Miércoles, 30 de Marzo de 2011 | 1031 hits | Imprimir | PDF |  Correo electrónico | Leer más

7. What is the purpose of the Council of Europe?

Democracy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law Address by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Terry Davis Warsaw, 16 May 2005 The challenge facing this Summit of Heads of State and Government is to answer the question: what is the...

Domingo, 16 de Enero de 2011 | 153 hits | Imprimir | PDF |  Correo electrónico | Leer más

8. The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Index of Democracy 2010

Democracy in retreat This is the third edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s democracy index. It reflects the situation as of November 2010. The first edition, published in The Economist’s The World in 2007, measured the state of...

Miércoles, 16 de Febrero de 2011 | 1390 hits | Imprimir | PDF |  Correo electrónico | Leer más

9. Participatory Democracy USA Style

USA:  A Participatory Democracy  for American voters Many overseas audiences are aware that the entire 435-seat United States House of Representatives and a third of the 100 Senate positions are contested in all US congressional...

Martes, 18 de Enero de 2011 | 879 hits | Imprimir | PDF |  Correo electrónico | Leer más

10. The case for Direct Democracy

Andreas Gross and Bruno Kaufmann insist that the time has come to introduce direct democracy into European Union (EU) decision-making. Direct democracy is much more than just another referendum: both are vastly...

Martes, 18 de Enero de 2011 | 616 hits | Imprimir | PDF |  Correo electrónico | Leer más