Facing the Biggest Challenges of Our Generation
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- 18 décembre 2018
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David Petrasek
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
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« L’inflation » des droits humains : quel est le problème ?0
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- 25 février 2020
Au lieu de parler « d’inflation des droits », nous devrions comprendre que nous assistons à de nouvelles interprétations en réponse aux nouvelles luttes pour la dignité humaine.
Il est de plus en plus fréquent d’entendre des reproches sur le …
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Human and Non-Human Rights — Convergence or Conflict?0
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- 10 décembre 2018
Today is the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Most reflections on this milestone are likely to sound a sombre note, dwelling on the many challenges faced by those championing human rights in an increasingly …
EN SAVOIR PLUSAnother One Bites the Dust: What Future for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights?0
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- 8 février 2018
The announcement in December 2017 by Prince Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein of Jordan that he would not seek a second term as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights — leaving the post in the middle of 2018 — came as a …
EN SAVOIR PLUSLiberals’ Vague “Values” Talk Undermines Rights Promotion0
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- 2 février 2018
Canadian governments since the mid-1970s have claimed that promoting human rights around the world is a foreign policy priority. There are solid moral, legal, and practical grounds for doing so. Yet increasingly, the Liberal government, like its Tory predecessor, justifies …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada’s Foreign Policy “One-Sided,” Not the UN Resolution We Refused to Support0
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- 22 décembre 2017
Canada refused to support the UN General Assembly resolution this week that rebuked the Trump administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In doing so, the Trudeau government undermined its claim to be cutting a new foreign policy …
EN SAVOIR PLUSTrump’s election makes US human rights pariah0
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- 16 novembre 2016
The election of Donald Trump as US President poses a grave threat to human rights — in the US and worldwide. To meet this threat, the global human rights movement, and in particular its US components, must reprioritize and refocus …
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Arms to the Saudis: Wrong Decision, Right Result?0
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- 23 avril 2016
Those defending human rights are used to the many contradictions involved. They demand of the same governments responsible for torture and discrimination that they uphold international prohibitions on such abuse. Their impartial reporting is seized on at politically opportune moments …
EN SAVOIR PLUSTen Quick Steps to Reset Canadian Foreign Policy0
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- 20 octobre 2015
Flickr/Justin Trudeau
Foreign policy rarely becomes a matter of electoral debate in Canada. But this time was different. The refugee crisis in Europe, trade negotiation deadlines, and Canada’s involvement in the Syria conflict — all pushed foreign policy under the …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe Conservatives’ Controversial Case for War0
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- 26 mars 2015
The motion tabled in Parliament this week to extend Canada’s military engagement against the Islamic State (IS) sets a worrying precedent. The decision to expand the air war to Syria is grounded in a confused legality that blurs legitimate concerns …
EN SAVOIR PLUSOn Human Rights, Baird Leaves a Troubled Legacy0
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- 3 février 2015
This is one of a series of CIPS Blog posts examining the legacy of John Baird as Canada’s foreign minister. See also the posts by Peter Jones, Ferry de Kerckhove and Colin Robertson.
John Baird’s decision to resign …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe ICC: Breach in in the Dyke, or High Water Mark?0
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- 24 novembre 2014
Published on openGlobalRights, November 3, 2014
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is back in the news. Pressure is growing on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to accede to the Rome Statute; if he does so, the ICC might gain …
EN SAVOIR PLUSTwitter and the #Ottawa Attacks0
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- 2 novembre 2014
As we move past the immediate shock, anger and grief precipitated by the attack in Ottawa last week, debate is beginning in earnest on several fronts: the motivation of the attacker, the adequacy of existing laws to meet ‘lone wolf’ …
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The Ethics of Buying Clothes Produced in Sweatshops
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- 26 février 2018
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