Are Human Rights Universal?
As has been seen in Latin America, human rights violations are neither formulaic nor predictable. They are far from universal, as their accessibility is currently limited. Nations must accept their moral obligations to promote human rights.
The Difference Principle: Inconsistency in Rawlsian Theory?
Why does the difference principle as outlined by John Rawls in “A Theory of Justice” and “The Law of Peoples” seem to demand less in the international than in the domestic case?
Islam and Women’s Reproductive and Sexual Rights in the MENA Region
Reproductive rights are supported by some political leaders and muftis, and denounced by others, a situation which is reflected in the range of laws pertaining to abortion in the MENA region.
The Shifting Discourse of the “Responsibility to Protect”
The R2P has not only offered nothing genuine to solve the initial humanitarian intervention dilemma, but also “de-links” us from it.
Under What Circumstances is it Legitimate for Politicians to Lie?
The context of modern political life sometimes requires democratically elected politicians to lie to safeguard the greater good of the people.
Why has the Washington Consensus not Expanded to Cover Middle East Countries
The importance of the Washington Consensus as a symbol of modernity addresses the question of how its discourse was rejected by other identities, especially in the Middle East.
Women in the Arab World: A Case of Religion or Culture?
Religion, culture and politics are historically interdependent influences, constantly reimagined and reconstituted throughout history, that shape the space that women occupy.
Gacaca Courts and Restorative Justice in Rwanda
While Gacaca courts have served human needs by exercising retributive and restorative justice, the trials can also invoke retraumatisation and insecurity.
Human Dignity: A Normative Justification for Human Rights
There is a fundamental moral demand of respect that underlies the conception of human rights. This derives from the inherent dignity of human beings.
Machiavelli: A Prudential Morality
Far from being the devil’s literal advocate for immorality, Machiavelli was an apostle for a superior morality of prudence that trumps all other conceptions of morality
