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Dear Linda, dear friends, <br>
<br>
just a quick note on the "rights and duties" discussion from an
international legal perspective. As I've written together with two
colleagues in a submission to the 2007 Dialogue Forum on Internet
Rights (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://forum.dfiritaly2007.gov.it/read.php?1,16">http://forum.dfiritaly2007.gov.it/read.php?1,16</a>), it is
somewhat problematic to give equal weight to the
notions of “rights” and “duties”. Attempts to formulate a Universal
Declaration on the "Duties of Man" have not been successful – and
rightly
so. While the notion of “duties” is used in the American and African
regional human rights protection systems, it can easily be
misunderstood and misused by governments to limit human rights. Of
course, human rights are not absolute. The interdependence of human
rights already implies the obligation to respect the human
rights of others, but any explicit reference to “duties” should rather
be
avoided.
<br>
<br>
Kind regards<br>
<br>
Matthias<br>
<br>
<br>
linda misek-falkoff schrieb:
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cite="mid:45ed74050804161142n4491e689g8403ba6312b3c4d9@mail.gmail.com"
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<div>Such a broad smile engendered here. Yes from this e-desk, very
interested. Do a lot with <em>rights and duties</em>* formulations, a
particular fun thing in law school. If all that workload was fun.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Thanks Michael, Parminder, <em>et al.</em> Lead the way in
the new WG.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>:) LDMF.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>P.S.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>* With particularity here, two very prominent flavors one often
encounters: </div>
<div> </div>
<div>(1) <u>Rights</u> have <u>Duties</u> that come with Rights
(same actor); </div>
<div> </div>
<div>(2) Our <u>Rights</u> impose <u>Duties</u> on Others
(n-actors) - (not so comfortable <em>vice versa</em> - Others' Rights
impose Duties on Us). !!!<br>
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<br>
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Mag. Matthias C. Kettemann
Forschungsassistent / Research Assistant
Institut für Völkerrecht und Internationale
Beziehungen, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz /
Institute of International Law and International
Relations, University of Graz
Universitätsstraße 15/A4, 8010 Graz, Austria
T +43 316 380 6711 (office)
M +43 676 701 7175 (mobile)
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