Universal Rights, Systemic Violations, and Cultural Relativism in Morocco

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Author: O. Glacier ISBN: 9781137339614
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US Publication: November 6, 2013
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: O. Glacier
ISBN: 9781137339614
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication: November 6, 2013
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English
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Are universal rights bound to colonialism? Are they culturally imperialistic? By juxtaposing Morocco's practice of torture with its discourse of cultural relativism, this study links popular resistance to universal rights to a deliberate politics that delegitimizes those very same rights, requiring a new, more inclusive system of universalism.

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Are universal rights bound to colonialism? Are they culturally imperialistic? By juxtaposing Morocco's practice of torture with its discourse of cultural relativism, this study links popular resistance to universal rights to a deliberate politics that delegitimizes those very same rights, requiring a new, more inclusive system of universalism.

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