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People's Tribunal On Torture Tamil Nadu Report, Saumya Uma Jun 2008

People's Tribunal On Torture Tamil Nadu Report, Saumya Uma

Dr. Saumya Uma

This is the interim report of the jury of the People's Tribunal on Torture, held in Tamil Nadu. The Tribunal heard more than 250 cases of custodial torture through the testimonies of victims / victim-survivors and / or their family members.

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Communal Crimes Bill, Saumya Uma Dec 2007

Communal Crimes Bill, Saumya Uma

Dr. Saumya Uma

This is an alternative draft law on communal violence, drafted by a section of civil society, and submitted to the Indian government in January 2008. It incorporates concepts and standards from international law, and formulates new crimes as well as standards of evidence and procedure.

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International Human Rights Law: An Introduction, Connie De La Vega, David S. Weissbrodt Dec 2006

International Human Rights Law: An Introduction, Connie De La Vega, David S. Weissbrodt

Connie de la Vega

For more than half a century, the world community has sought to codify a series of fundamental precepts intended to prevent such abuses of human rights as torture, discrimination, starvation, and forced eviction. The United Nations, other international organizations, regional institutions, and governments have developed various procedures for protecting against and providing remedies for human rights violations. International Human Rights Law is a comprehensive introductory treatise, intended for all concerned about this critical area of international law, including students, lawyers, other advocates, teachers, and academics. The book comprises three sections: an overview of the development of human rights as a …

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Boyakasha, Fist To Fist: Respect And The Philosophical Link With Reciprocity In International Law And Human Rights, Donald J. Kochan Dec 2005

Boyakasha, Fist To Fist: Respect And The Philosophical Link With Reciprocity In International Law And Human Rights, Donald J. Kochan

Donald J. Kochan

From Grotius to Hobbes to Locke to an unconventional modern pop-culture manifestation in Ali G, the concept of “respect” has always been understood as important in human interaction and human agreements. The concept of mutual understanding and obligation pervades human interaction, and, for purposes of this Article, international relations. Almost all basic principles in English, United States, and other country’s laws that value human and individual rights have based, over time, the development of their laws on the philosophical principle of respect. So much of common and statutory law is designed to enforce respect for others. The principle question in …

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An American Gulag? Human Rights Groups Test The Limits Of Moral Equivalency, Kenneth Anderson Jun 2005

An American Gulag? Human Rights Groups Test The Limits Of Moral Equivalency, Kenneth Anderson

Kenneth Anderson

This 2005 article from the Weekly Standard criticizes the 2005 Amnesty International report and associated press releases and press conferences referring to the Guantanamo Bay detention facility as an American gulag. It more broadly criticizes the human rights movement for wanting it both ways - on the one hand, using extraordinarily inflammatory rhetoric such as raising the spectre of Soviet death camps, while on the other hand, calling for that very same, apparently deeply criminal regime, the Bush administration, to perform the tasks of human rights enforcement that the human rights movement would like to see performed elsewhere in the …

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A Clear View From The Prairie: Harold Washington And The People Of Illinois Respond To Federal Encroachment Of Human Rights, Craig Mousin Dec 2003

A Clear View From The Prairie: Harold Washington And The People Of Illinois Respond To Federal Encroachment Of Human Rights, Craig Mousin

Craig B. Mousin

No abstract provided.

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A Community In Transition: The Biharis In Bangladesh, Abu Noman Mohammad Atahar Ali, Et Al Dec 2003

A Community In Transition: The Biharis In Bangladesh, Abu Noman Mohammad Atahar Ali, Et Al

Abu Noman Mohammad Atahar Ali

Contributed articles; with reference to political and social history of Bihari (South Asian people) of Bangladesh

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Democratic Governance: An Emerging Customary Norm?, Jackson N. Maogoto Dec 2002

Democratic Governance: An Emerging Customary Norm?, Jackson N. Maogoto

Jackson Nyamuya Maogoto

Democratic entitlement as a universal human right is a complex and multifaceted issue. The Article has as its modest aim a general reflection on the enshrinement of democracy as a universal entitlement and the movement of international law in a pro-democratic direction The Article will seek to highlight the general uncertainties that continue to plague the democratic entitlement. The Article deliberately focuses on the United Nations system with reference also being given to regional efforts. The Article does not discuss the legal justifications and nature of measures to address undemocratic regimes. While such measures are significant in pro-democratic discourse, it …

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Transcending Community: Some Thoughts On Havel And Bergson, Brian Slattery Dec 1992

Transcending Community: Some Thoughts On Havel And Bergson, Brian Slattery

Brian Slattery

No abstract provided.

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Rights, Communities, And Tradition, Brian Slattery Dec 1990

Rights, Communities, And Tradition, Brian Slattery

Brian Slattery

This paper argues that there is a close connection between basic human rights and communal bonds.  It criticizes the philosophical views of Alan Gewirth and Alasdair MacIntyre, which in differing ways deny this connection.

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