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Epistemologies Of The South And Human Rights: Santos And The Quest For Global And Cognitive Justice, Jose-Manuel Barreto
Epistemologies Of The South And Human Rights: Santos And The Quest For Global And Cognitive Justice, Jose-Manuel Barreto
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
This article offers an introduction to Boaventura de Sousa Santos's general philosophical orientation, explores the concepts of "abyssal thinking" and "epistemologies of the South," and draws consequences for the theory of human rights, taking into consideration the idea of rewriting the history of rights in the context of colonialism and Santos's proposal of a post-abyssal conception of rights and intercultural dialogue. This piece ends with some considerations on the cultural and political conditions for advancing a new understanding of human rights.
What Is In A Percentage?: Calculation As The Poetic Translation Of Human Rights, Andrea Ballestero
What Is In A Percentage?: Calculation As The Poetic Translation Of Human Rights, Andrea Ballestero
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
Increasingly, the efficacy of human rights, international norms, and commercial standards is deposited in numbers as measures of social and financial value. Taking the form of indicators, goals, and targets, these numbers are active participants in the everyday practices through which the law is constituted around the world. This paper examines the normative ability of percentages as numeric devices that transform measures of value across legal domains. The paper draws on two examples: a) the generation of indicators by NGOs promoting the Human Right to Water, and b) the technical work of regulators attempting to regulate water prices to follow …
A Review Of "Values In Translation: Human Rights And The Culture Of The World Bank," By Galit A. Sarfaty, Amanda Craig
A Review Of "Values In Translation: Human Rights And The Culture Of The World Bank," By Galit A. Sarfaty, Amanda Craig
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
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Kiobel's Broader Significance: Implications For International Legal Theory, Austen L. Parrish
Kiobel's Broader Significance: Implications For International Legal Theory, Austen L. Parrish
Articles by Maurer Faculty
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Making The World In Atlanta's Image: The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Morris Abram, And The Legislative History Of The United Nations Race Convention, H. Timothy Lovelace
Making The World In Atlanta's Image: The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Morris Abram, And The Legislative History Of The United Nations Race Convention, H. Timothy Lovelace
Articles by Maurer Faculty
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