The Politics of Borders and the Borders of Politics: Sovereignty and Autonomy Around Israel's Human Rights Abuses in the Separation Barrier Project

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uri Ben-Eliezer ◽  
Yuval Feinstein
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
State Autonomy ◽  
Weak State ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
Palestinian Territories ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Struggles ◽  
Conceptual Distinction ◽  
Constructivist Perspective

This article takes issue with the "weak state" and "hollowing out of the state" theses, which appear in recent literatures dealing with globalization. In order to analyze the nation state's contention with various actors concerning human rights and other issues, a conceptual distinction is suggested between state autonomy and capacity-defined as the state's ability to rationally posit objectives and to realize them-and state sovereignty, defined as the symbolic and discursive basis of the state's legitimate rule. Based on the constructivist perspective, which emphasizes the intersubjective character of the social world, and the role of knowledge and interpretation in any social conflict, we present three cases of objections to Israel's construction of a separation barrier on occupied Palestinian territories. These three cases exemplify the importance of the conceptual distinction between autonomy-capacity and sovereignty as two dimensions of domination and reveal a situation in which political struggles that effectively reduce state autonomy may actually increase its sovereignty.

Documents and Source Material

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Source Material ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
Palestinian Territories ◽  
Source Materials ◽  
Israeli Occupation

This section comprises JPS summaries and links to international, Arab, Israeli, and U.S. documents and source materials from the quarter spanning 16 May-15 November 2017. Fifty years of Israeli occupation was the focus of reports by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Oxfam that documented the ongoing human rights abuses in the occupied Palestinian territories. Other notable documents include Israeli NGO Gisha and UNSCO reports on the ten-year Gaza siege, Al Jazeera's interactive timeline of the Nakba, and an exchange of letters between the ACLU and U.S. senators on anti-BDS legislation.

Decline and Fall

Idi Amin ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 276-309
Author(s):  
Mark Leopold
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Solidarity ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
The Social ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Many

This chapter studies Idi Amin's downfall. It begins by detailing how the death of Anglican Archbishop Janani Luwum led to wide international condemnation and galvanised the many competing opposition groups among the exiles. Between February 28 and March 3, 1978, a closed session of the UN Commission on Human Rights finally agreed to launch a formal investigation of human rights abuses in Uganda. By the end of 1978, the Tanzanian army, with a considerably smaller number of Ugandan refugee fighters, had massed in force near the border. In January of 1979, they crossed into Uganda. The key factor in the Tanzanians' victory was the overall weakness of the Ugandan troops. The chapter then explains how Amin's regime had destroyed much of the social solidarity and national feeling which had just about held the country together in the face of ethnic rivalries under the first Obote administration. This became evident in the chaos that followed the Tanzanian invasion, and especially under Milton Obote's second regime. Finally, the chapter describes Amin's retirement and analyses how he survived in power for so long.

Human Rights Abuses Against Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 936-956
Author(s):  
Stephen Damilola Odebiyi ◽  
Olugbenga Elegbe
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Media Frames ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media

This chapter investigates media reportage of human right abuses and sexual violence against internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. Using the social responsibility theory, it analyses how the media frames, prominence, slant and whether the Nigeria media employed investigative reports in its reportage of human rights abuses against IDPs. The chapter through a quantitative content analysis of 157 editions of two purposely selected newspapers (the Vanguard NG and the Daily Trust), found that the media failed to contextualise the stories in relation to its causes, solutions and in identifying perpetrators for justice to be served, similarly, the media took sides with victims of the violations. It also failed to accord the required prominence and necessary investigative touch to such stories. It is recommended that there should be frequent trainings for journalists so as to safeguard professionalism in the industry.

3. Human Rights in International Relations

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Dunne ◽  
Marianne Hanson
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
State Sovereignty ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
International Responsibility ◽  
Duty To Protect ◽  
Theoretical Issues

This chapter examines the role of human rights in international relations. It first considers the theoretical issues and context that are relevant to the link between human rights and the discipline of international relations, focusing on such concepts as realism, liberalism, and constructivism. It then explores key controversies over human rights as understood in international relations as a field of study: one is the question of state sovereignty; another is the mismatch between the importance attached to human rights at the declaratory level and the prevalence of human rights abuses in reality. The chapter also discusses two dimensions of international responsibility: the duty to protect their citizens that is incumbent on all states in light of their obligations under the various human rights covenants; and the duty of states to act as humanitarian rescuers in instances where a state is collapsing or a regime is committing gross human rights violations.

Human Rights Abuses Against Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 180-200
Author(s):  
Stephen Damilola Odebiyi ◽  
Olugbenga Elegbe
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Media Frames ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media

This chapter investigates media reportage of human right abuses and sexual violence against internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. Using the social responsibility theory, it analyses how the media frames, prominence, slant and whether the Nigeria media employed investigative reports in its reportage of human rights abuses against IDPs. The chapter through a quantitative content analysis of 157 editions of two purposely selected newspapers (the Vanguard NG and the Daily Trust), found that the media failed to contextualise the stories in relation to its causes, solutions and in identifying perpetrators for justice to be served, similarly, the media took sides with victims of the violations. It also failed to accord the required prominence and necessary investigative touch to such stories. It is recommended that there should be frequent trainings for journalists so as to safeguard professionalism in the industry.

Indigenous Rights Discourse in Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
aklima jesmin ◽  
Emamul Islam ◽  
Md. Ashrafur Rahman ◽  
Aminul Haque
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Political Culture ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Indigenous Rights ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Struggles ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Rights Discourse ◽  
Minority People

Socio-economic and political struggles of the ethnic minority people in Bangladesh resulted from the cumulative injustice and exploitation throughout the history – hence, both the retrospective and prospective analysis were essentials for understanding today’s indigenous rights discourse in Bangladesh. The aim of this study was to generate a discourse over indigenous people’s rights with specific case of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs) in Bangladesh to be revisited by the intellectual communities, policy and law makers and human rights activists to uphold the social justice. It was a qualitative study used exhaustive literature reviews along with four key Informant Interviews to recontextualize the findings. A discourse analysis revealed that the existing human rights violations against the ethnic minorities in (CHT) was deeply rooted in the <i>habitus </i>of the society with strong influences by the political cultures, which had naturalized the oppression against them through language (expressed/ unexpressed) under the mantle of nationalism. However, “Diversity” could be an alternative language to slowly diffuse the dominant discriminatory political culture and to promote the rights of all ethnic minorities in Bangladesh.

scholarly journals No-go zones: Ethical geographies of the surveillance industry

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 557-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Helen Lauterbach
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Corporate Responsibility ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Legal Compliance ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
Technology Industry ◽  
Surveillance Technology ◽  
The Social ◽  
Country Rankings

In an industry as opaque as the surveillance technology industry, any effort to put in place safeguards to prevent human rights abuses using these technologies should be recognised and encouraged. But what happens when those systems fail? For surveillance technology companies, deciding where not to sell in a world full of eager government clients has important ethical and financial implications. The surveillance industry favours a country-agnostic framework that hews to sanctions and export laws. Advocacy and media groups argue to extend the no-sell zone beyond sanctioned governments to ‘authoritarian’ ones. Yet legal compliance is not the only factor influencing surveillance companies’ choices, this article argues. Based on original investigation, this article examines the social responsibility policies of communications surveillance technology vendors and the legal, reputational and normative concerns these demonstrate. The article explores the use of country rankings related to ‘authoritarianism’ and ‘good governance’ by examining the inner workings of a specific company in crisis, Procera Networks. As the cases featured demonstrate, closer attention to be paid processes of corporate responsibility norm-making within companies.

Indigenous Rights Discourse in Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
aklima jesmin ◽  
Emamul Islam ◽  
Md. Ashrafur Rahman ◽  
Aminul Haque
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Political Culture ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Indigenous Rights ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Struggles ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Rights Discourse ◽  
Minority People

Socio-economic and political struggles of the ethnic minority people in Bangladesh resulted from the cumulative injustice and exploitation throughout the history – hence, both the retrospective and prospective analysis were essentials for understanding today’s indigenous rights discourse in Bangladesh. The aim of this study was to generate a discourse over indigenous people’s rights with specific case of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs) in Bangladesh to be revisited by the intellectual communities, policy and law makers and human rights activists to uphold the social justice. It was a qualitative study used exhaustive literature reviews along with four key Informant Interviews to recontextualize the findings. A discourse analysis revealed that the existing human rights violations against the ethnic minorities in (CHT) was deeply rooted in the <i>habitus </i>of the society with strong influences by the political cultures, which had naturalized the oppression against them through language (expressed/ unexpressed) under the mantle of nationalism. However, “Diversity” could be an alternative language to slowly diffuse the dominant discriminatory political culture and to promote the rights of all ethnic minorities in Bangladesh.

Indigenous Rights Discourse in Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
aklima jesmin ◽  
Emamul Islam ◽  
Md. Ashrafur Rahman ◽  
Aminul Haque
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Political Culture ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Indigenous Rights ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Struggles ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Rights Discourse ◽  
Minority People

Socio-economic and political struggles of the ethnic minority people in Bangladesh resulted from the cumulative injustice and exploitation throughout the history – hence, both the retrospective and prospective analysis were essentials for understanding today’s indigenous rights discourse in Bangladesh. The aim of this study was to generate a discourse over indigenous people’s rights with specific case of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs) in Bangladesh to be revisited by the intellectual communities, policy and law makers and human rights activists to uphold the social justice. It was a qualitative study used exhaustive literature reviews along with four key Informant Interviews to recontextualize the findings. A discourse analysis revealed that the existing human rights violations against the ethnic minorities in (CHT) was deeply rooted in the <i>habitus </i>of the society with strong influences by the political cultures, which had naturalized the oppression against them through language (expressed/ unexpressed) under the mantle of nationalism. However, “Diversity” could be an alternative language to slowly diffuse the dominant discriminatory political culture and to promote the rights of all ethnic minorities in Bangladesh.

Indigneous rights discourse in Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
aklima jesmin ◽  
Emamul Islam ◽  
Md. Ashrafur Rahman ◽  
Aminul Haque
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Political Culture ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Indigenous Rights ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Struggles ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Rights Discourse ◽  
Minority People

<p><i>Socio-economic and political struggles of the ethnic minority people in Bangladesh resulted from the cumulative injustice and exploitation throughout the history – hence, both the retrospective and prospective analysis were essentials for understanding today’s indigenous rights discourse in Bangladesh. The aim of this study was to generate a discourse over indigenous people’s rights with specific case of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs) in Bangladesh to be revisited by the intellectual communities, policy and law makers and human rights activists to uphold the social justice. It was a qualitative study used exhaustive literature reviews along with four key Informant Interviews to recontextualize the findings. A discourse analysis revealed that the existing human rights violations against the ethnic minorities in (CHT) was deeply rooted in the "habitus" of the society with strong influences by the political cultures, which had naturalized the oppression against them through language (expressed/ unexpressed) under the mantle of nationalism. However, “Diversity” could be an alternative language to slowly diffuse the dominant discriminatory political culture and to promote the rights of all ethnic minorities in Bangladesh.</i></p><p><i><br></i></p>

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