Via the wonderful SWIP-L list, I’m informed of a new collection of essays called Global Ethics: Seminal Essays (Eds. Pogge and Horton). Here’s a blurb from the publisher:
In recent decades, there has been an explosion of interest in global ethics — the study of ethical issues with significant global dimensions. This book, a companion volume [...]
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Here’s a link to an interview with Martha Nussbaum about her recent book Liberty of Conscience.
(Hat Tip!)
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Well, read this, then!
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Off blog obligations have kept me from writing about the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples here. But fear not, dear readers! I shall not miss the opportunity to pass along this article discussing the new era of indigenous rights.
Here’s a snippet:
Over the past 30 years, indigenous peoples around the world have expressed greater [...]
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In my most recent writing on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, I looked at Articles 1 and 2. Today, I’m going to jump down a little bit to Article 10 simply because forced relocation has been on my mind lately.
Article 10 is this:
Indigenous peoples shall not be forcibly removed from their lands [...]
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All of the commentary on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples I have read says that the Declaration creates no new rights. For now, I’m going to assume that’s true.
What does the Declaration do then, if not create new rights? Well, it affirms that rights that exist elsewhere (like in other UN documents [...]
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In comments, I mentioned the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples that was adopted by the United Nations this past September. For those unfamiliar with a document of this sort, it is not legally binding but sets a minimum standard that States should aim at and could be the foundation for future law.
The Declaration [...]
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I know what you’ve been thinking. You’ve been staying up at night tossing and turning, wondering to yourself, “What is a reserved right in a treaty?”
Well, say goodbye to sleepless nights for I shall tell you what a reserved right is. Not only will you then be able to sleep, you will also understand why [...]
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Last week I blogged about the Lakota Freedom Delegation’s attempt at treaty withdrawal. This week I thought I’d blog about why treaties are important to native people.
Most people know that treaties are important to American Indians—somehow. Most people also know the stories of how the US has failed throughout the years to honor treaty obligations [...]
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While searching for something related to research on Bernard Williams, I got sidetracked by this interview with Martha Nussbaum (from last year, Sept 2006) that I hadn’t seen before. I thought I’d link it here for those who are interested; it has a transcript and webcast.
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If you’ve enjoyed the Nietzsche topics this summer Movement of Existence continues the theme: The Madman.
Richard’s most recent post at Philosophy, et cetera ponders “What constitutes ‘progress’ for philosophy as an academic discipline?
Also, don’t miss Brian Leiter’s new blog on Legal Philosophy.
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Randal Picker has a fascinating series of posts on The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog for those interested in issues surrounding intellectual property.
Here are links to the first three posts in his continuing series.
The Content Wars
Spontaneous Scale
The Creation of the Copy
-Jennifer Lawson
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Pornography, unlike erotica, conditions people to view women as submissive and helpless. Pornography teaches us that women long to be humiliated and dominated. The industry desires this effect, and the government needs to curb their conditioning influence over otherwise innocent consumers.
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