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The Place Of Helsinki On The Long Road To Human Rights, Vojin Dimitrijevic
The Place Of Helsinki On The Long Road To Human Rights, Vojin Dimitrijevic
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
The ten principles enumerated in the Helsinki Final Act mark the beginning of a process that could improve relations among the signatory States. Such rapprochement would create a more favorable climate for fuller realization of human rights or values by every person living in their territories. In the other direction, Principles VI and VIII try to define the societal preconditions for amelioration of interstate relations. The term "progress" implies gradual development to be assessed at certain intervals. The assessment can hardly be unanimous; thus, the fact that government representatives in Belgrade parted without substantive agreement was not in itself a …
The Humanitarian Provisions Of The Helsinki Accord: A Critique Of Their Significance, Valery Chalidze
The Humanitarian Provisions Of The Helsinki Accord: A Critique Of Their Significance, Valery Chalidze
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
It is no exaggeration to say that the humanitarian provisions of the Helsinki Accord have been recorded in the history of international relations by virtue of not so much their content as the strong public response they have elicited. This reaction is perhaps surprising, for the humanitarian provisions of the Helsinki Accord itself are very weak. If the convergence of East and West means loss by the West of its legal perspective on issues as fundamental as human rights, then I would not recommend such a convergence. Keeping in mind the development of such problems in the future, it would …