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The power-paradox of human rights
International human rights instruments, and especially the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), are under fire. The critiques relate mainly to the broad interpretation that the judges of the...
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Initial thoughts on Obama’s anti-slavery speech at CGI2012
Yesterday, US President Barack Obama gave a rhetorically galvanising speech about ending modern slavery at a Clinton Global Initiative function, announcing a suite of new measures aimed at stamping out...
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The Economist is worried about the problem of inequality. Their solution:...
The Economist says they’re worried about inequality. Well, they would have every reason to be. Although economic globalization has led to more equality between states, the picture within most states is...
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Kik, Karachi and the Certification-Industrial Complex
One of the most insidious aspects of the global CSR machine, ‘social standards certification,’ adds a veneer of legitimacy to a procurement system that, frankly, doesn’t even believe its own spin. It...
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