Universal Rights, Systemic Violations, and Cultural Relativism in Morocco [electronic resource] /
Glacier, O.author.
Martin, Valérie,1989-translator.
Are universal rights bound to colonialism? Are they culturally imperialistic? By juxtaposing Morocco's practice of torture with its discourse of cultural relativism, this study links popular resistance to universal rights to a deliberate politics that delegitimizes those very same rights, requiring a new, more inclusive system of universalism.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-180) and index.
The multiple actors present at the origin of the Convention Against Torture's -- 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.
Are universal rights bound to colonialism? Are they culturally imperialistic? By juxtaposing Morocco's practice of torture with its discourse of cultural relativism, this study links popular resistance to universal rights to a deliberate politics that delegitimizes those very same rights, requiring a new, more inclusive system of universalism.
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984 December 10)
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Human rights.
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Politics and war.
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