Remarks Before the Commission on Unalienable Rights Martha Minow* Please accept my thanks for the invitation to speak with you and for your service on this important effort. Grappling with the meaning and implications of human rights is a task that no one generation can complete; comprehension, validation, and commitment require investment of renewing […]
The National Anthem Law in China: Human Rights Concerns and Justifications
The National Anthem Law in China: Human Rights Concerns and Justifications Martin Kwan* The National Anthem Law (the “Law”) came into force in China on 1 October 2017.[1] This article seeks to explore how Anglo-American perspectives might consider the Law to implicate potential human rights issues. The Law is a valuable illustration of the […]
Digital dead body management: A new issue for human rights research
Digital dead body management: A new issue for human rights research Kristin Bergtora Sandvik This post explores how the digitization of the human rights field might re-shape ideas about death and the practices of care and control of the dead in the international space. Introduction Effective, safe, and dignified dead body management (DBM) in […]
Human Rights are Refugee Rights: The Protection of Economic Rights for Refugees in the United States
Human Rights are Refugee Rights: The Protection of Economic Rights for Refugees in the United States Angele Maricar In the past few decades, the United States has made conscious efforts to protect refugees. Until recently, the U.S. offered refuge to more people than all other nations combined. The Trump administration has gradually shut down […]
Adjudicating Religion
Adjudicating Religion Tarunabh Khaitan* The right to religious freedom and the right against religious discrimination should be seen as two distinct human rights, with different normative purposes. I have argued elsewhere—with Dr. Jane Norton—that religious freedom is best understood as protecting our interest in our decisional autonomy in matters of religious adherence (and non-adherence). […]
Freedom of Religion and Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Religion: Banning the Full-Face Veil
Freedom of Religion and Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Religion: Banning the Full-Face Veil Sarah H. Cleveland* What is, or should be, the relationship between claims of violations of the right to manifest one’s religion as a result of a generally applicable law or policy, and claims of indirect discrimination on grounds of religion? […]