LAWS 3602 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Derogation, Relativism
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Human rights are meant to be universal. Human rights linked with democracy is not expressed everywhere. A truth claim that is independent of the subject. A truth claim which comes out of a specific situation or context and is this not universally valid. Rights are not exclusionary - these are universal rights that apply to everyone, everywhere at the same time. A person who does not believe that there are any transcultural ideas of right and wrong. A person who believes that cultural norms and values need to be reconciled. Affects 200 million women and girls worldwide. Four different ways the law deals with culture. Way for a country to say we agree with the spirit of the convention, certain pieces. No limit on how many reservations one country can make. Modify a treaty and act like a reservation. Must look at the content of the declaration.
