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Autonomy, Standing, And Children's Rights, Stephen R. Arnott Jun 2016

Autonomy, Standing, And Children's Rights, Stephen R. Arnott

Stephen Arnott

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The Childhood Of Human Rights: The Kodak On The Congo, Sharon Sliwinski Dec 2009

The Childhood Of Human Rights: The Kodak On The Congo, Sharon Sliwinski

Sharon Sliwinski

This article examines the Congo reform movement’s use of atrocity photographs in their human rights campaign (c. 1904–13) against Belgian King Leopold, colonial ruler of the Congo Free State. This material analysis shows that human rights are conceived by spectators who, with the aid of the photographic apparatus, are compelled to judge that crimes against humanity are occurring to others. The article also tracks how this judgement has been haunted by the potent wish to undo the suffering witnessed. 

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Accountable Intelligence And Intelligent Accountability, Mary O'Rawe Apr 2008

Accountable Intelligence And Intelligent Accountability, Mary O'Rawe

Mary O'Rawe

Abstract Intelligence led policing is in the ascendancy on a global level. This poses serious and often delegitimated questions around law’s ability to prevent and sanction wrongdoing by state security agents. The ramifications of law’s failures are particularly felt in conflicted and post conflict societies. This paper, through the prism of the Northern Ireland experience, problematises the more global sanitation and reification of ‘covert intelligence’ approaches and their potential to contribute to insecurity rather than security.

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Human Rights And Gun Confiscation, David B. Kopel Jan 2008

Human Rights And Gun Confiscation, David B. Kopel

David B Kopel

This Article addresses a human rights problem which has been generally ignored by the advocates of firearms confiscation: the human rights abuses stemming from the enforcement of coercive disarmament laws.

Part I conducts a case study of the U.N.-supported gun confiscation program in Uganda, a program which has directly caused massive, and fatal, violations of human rights. Among the rights violated have been those enumerated in Article 3 (“the right to life, liberty and security of person” ) and Article 5 (“No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”) of the Universal …

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Interview With Heitam Maleh, Marcel Stuessi Jan 2007

Interview With Heitam Maleh, Marcel Stuessi

Marcel Stüssi

This is a previously unpublished interview on democracy and religious liberty in Syria.

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The Childhood Of Human Rights: The Kodak On The Congo, Sharon Sliwinski Dec 2005

The Childhood Of Human Rights: The Kodak On The Congo, Sharon Sliwinski

Sharon Sliwinski

This article examines the Congo reform movement's use of atrocity photographs in their human rights campaign (c. 1904–13) against Belgian King Leopold, colonial ruler of the Congo Free State. This material analysis shows that human rights are conceived by spectators who, with the aid of the photographic apparatus, are compelled to judge that crimes against humanity are occurring to others. The article also tracks how this judgement has been haunted by the potent wish to undo the suffering witnessed.

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