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Skorupskian Allyship: Human Rights Reconstructed Through Efficacious Enforcement And Social Relativism, Chase Opperman May 2021

Skorupskian Allyship: Human Rights Reconstructed Through Efficacious Enforcement And Social Relativism, Chase Opperman

Philosophy Honors Papers

This project aims to take the subject of Human Rights and attempt to wrestle with its clarity. The concept has been, since its more modern manifestation, as represented by the United Nations’ Uniform Declaration of Human Rights, heavily criticized for its being indeterminate, unclear, ambiguous, or somehow not fully understood. Despite the concept’s incredible moral potential, the extent to which this potential can be realized is determined by the concept’s intelligibility and defensibility—both of which are affected by the concept’s being understood to a sufficient point. Given Human Rights’ moral potential to challenge the forces of evil in the world, …


Oppression Or Occupation: Conflicting Views On The Nature Of Sex Work In France And Under International Law, Carver Wolfe Jul 2020

Oppression Or Occupation: Conflicting Views On The Nature Of Sex Work In France And Under International Law, Carver Wolfe

Politics and International Relations Presentations

Although there is some debate over the exact number of victims of sex trafficking, it is agreed upon that it is an issue that affect primarily women and girls around the world. This paper will examine modern day slavery and the unresolved, century-old debate surrounding sex trafficking and sex work. While abolitionists advocate for total eradication of all sex work, whether it is consensual or not, libertarians support the right to voluntary sex work while condemning the coercion and exploitation that surrounds all forms of trafficking. I will use an analysis of international conventions and will begin a comparative analysis …


Anonymous Letter To Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, October 7, 1939, Unknown Oct 1939

Anonymous Letter To Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, October 7, 1939, Unknown

World War II Era Documents, 1939-1945

A typed letter from an unknown sender addressed to Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, dated October 7, 1939. Within, the author critiques Wilson's views on the Neutrality Act embargo written in a recent New York Herald Tribune article.


Making A Japanese Question At Paris, 1919, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson Jan 1919

Making A Japanese Question At Paris, 1919, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Documents, 1919-1938

A typed copy of an essay entitled, "Making a Japanese Question at Paris", written by Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, dating from circa 1919. Within, Wilson writes on the Japanese government's wish to make a declaration of equality at the Paris Peace Conference.


Letter From Joshua Reuben Clark Jr. To Newton D. Baker, March 12, 1917, J. Reuben Clark Jr Mar 1917

Letter From Joshua Reuben Clark Jr. To Newton D. Baker, March 12, 1917, J. Reuben Clark Jr

World War I Era Documents, 1914-1918

A typed letter from J. Reuben Clark to the Secretary of War, Newton D. Baker, on March 12, 1917. Within, Reuben endorses Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson for a position in the Officers' Reserve Corps of the Judge Advocate General.


Letter From Philander C. Knox To Newton D. Baker, March 9, 1917, Philander C. Knox Mar 1917

Letter From Philander C. Knox To Newton D. Baker, March 9, 1917, Philander C. Knox

World War I Era Documents, 1914-1918

A typed letter from Philander C. Knox to Newton D. Baker, the Secretary of War, on March 9, 1917. Within the letter, Knox writes of his endorsement of Huntington-Wilson as a valued addition to the Officers' Reserve Corps.


Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To William I. Buchanan, April 13, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson Apr 1909

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To William I. Buchanan, April 13, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Other Correspondence

The document is a carbon copy of a typed letter from the Assistant Secretary of State to William I. Buchanan concerning his appointment as Agent in the Orinoco Steamship Company Case of the United States of America versus the United States of Venezuela at The Hague Court.