Universal rights, systemic violations, and cultural relativism in Morocco /

This study explores the role played by the Moroccan state in the drafting process of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Author Osire Glacier examines whether universal rights follow logically from the colonial experience and exist as a form...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Glacier, Osire (Author)
Other Authors: Martin, Valérie, 1989- (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment > (1984 December 10)
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Human rights > Morocco.
International law and human rights > Morocco.
Torture > Government policy > Morocco.
Cultural relativism > Political aspects > Morocco.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Maroc.
Droit international et droits de l'homme > Maroc.
Relativisme culturel > Aspect politique > Maroc.
LAW > International.
Cultural relativism
Human rights
International law and human rights
Political science
Torture > Government policy
Morocco
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The multiple actors present at the Convention Against Torture's origin
  • Internal politics behind the Moroccan state's disinterest in a definition for torture
  • The use of cultural relativism for the purpose of delegitimizing fundamental rights
  • Colonialism as a policy of resistance to human rights law
  • Human rights law as a tool for international solidarity
  • Torture persists despite the constitutional reforms of 2011.

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