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MAR 25, 2002 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2, No. 7 (Winter 2002): Integrating Human Rights and Peace Work: Articles: Building Legitimacy and Trust

When the conflict is divided along ethnic lines, coordination of groups on the ground becomes all the more complicated, reports Jehan Perera. Alan Keenan and ...

MAR 25, 2002 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2, No. 7 (Winter 2002): Integrating Human Rights and Peace Work: Articles: Principle versus Pragmatism

Christine Bell argues that in the case of Northern Ireland the division between human rights and “community relations” groups reflects a fundamental disagreement over the ...

MAR 25, 2002 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2, No. 7 (Winter 2002): Integrating Human Rights and Peace Work: Articles: Challenging Restorative Justice

Richard Wilson contends that the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission was not effective in creating a new culture of human rights. Vasuki Nesiah and ...

DEC 2, 2001 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2, No. 6 (Spring/Summer 2001): Rights and the Struggle for Health: Articles: Introduction: Rights and the Struggle for Health

We argue for the right to a standard of living adequate for health and well-being, but poverty and lack of health protection are also indirectly ...

NOV 19, 2001 Article

Feature Articles from Inprint Newsletter (2001–2004): Milosevic in The Hague: Trial or Error?

The Milosevic case sends a powerful message to other would-be tyrants that they, too, could be held accountable for their crimes. Yet some find this ...

NOV 19, 2001 Article

Milosevic in The Hague: Trial or Error?

How and where should we try the world's most infamous criminals? Does the trial of Slobodan Milosevic at The Hague provide support for trying ...

NOV 19, 2001 Article

Revisiting Humanitarian Intervention: Post-September 11

Should Rights NGOs Ever Advocate Armed Intervention in Human Rights Crises? Has September 11 adversely affected relations between international and local rights NGOs? What is the ...

NOV 13, 2001 Article

Feature Articles from Inprint Newsletter (2001–2004): Kosovar Youth Learns to Live with Peace

The documentary "A Normal Life" paints a picture of post-war Kosovo through the eyes of its characters, all of whom speak directly to the camera ...

OCT 20, 2001 Article

The Ethics of the "New War" in the Aftermath of 9/11

The U.S.-led coalition against terrorism has begun bombing Taliban targets in Afghanistan. But will this achieve its aims, or merely provoke the terrorists ...

OCT 10, 2001 Article

The Search for a Usable Past

At the October 25-26 Carnegie Council conference "The Search for a Usable Past," a group of scholars discusses the question "What ought we elect to ...