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“Protecting Children”: A Welcome Addition To Efforts To Redress Wartime Harms, Diane Marie Amann Nov 2018

“Protecting Children”: A Welcome Addition To Efforts To Redress Wartime Harms, Diane Marie Amann

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This essay is the second in an online mini forum that Just Security is hosting on the new book, Protecting Children in Armed Conflict.


Indestructible Unalienable Rights, Donald E. Wilkes Jr. May 2010

Indestructible Unalienable Rights, Donald E. Wilkes Jr.

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Perhaps the sublimest achievement of the Western World is the development of the notion that all human beings have immutable, imperishable basic rights, rights that trump all other interests, rights that cannot be denied or trampled upon except through injustice and barbarity. These rights of individuals include political rights, civil rights, and social rights.


Promoting Ethical Standards In Globalized Drug Trials Through Market Exclusion, Fazal Khan Jan 2008

Promoting Ethical Standards In Globalized Drug Trials Through Market Exclusion, Fazal Khan

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With the increasing accessibility of cheap internet communication, human research subjects and concerned citizens in developing nations can be empowered to effectuate much of the surveillance and monitoring activities of clinical drug trials. For instance, WHO could maintain a multilingual website for the reporting of alleged ethical violations. A credible report could then prompt WHO officials to obtain a sworn statement from the reporter, which would then trigger an investigation into the alleged ethical abuses. Verified reports of ethical abuses can then be taken into account by drug regulatory agencies when determining whether a drug should obtain market approval.


Human Rights And Due Process Of Law, Donald E. Wilkes Jr. May 2006

Human Rights And Due Process Of Law, Donald E. Wilkes Jr.

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One of our constitutional rights, the right to due process of law, is terra incognita to most Americans, even though it is one of the most important constitutional rights. This article discusses the history of this fundamental right.