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1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Studies in international law ; volume 59
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Studies in international law (Oxford, England) ; v. 59.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Legal standards and regimes -- UNGASS and developments in Latin America -- Drug control : violating human rights? -- Mandated treatment and drug courts -- The "right to abuse drugs" -- Afterword : views of the author. |
| Summary |
It has become almost accepted knowledge within international policy circles that efforts against drug trafficking and drug abuse violate human rights, and that the entire international drug control regime needs to be changed (or even discarded altogether) to adopt a more 'rights respecting' approach. Though this view has been promoted by many prominent figures and organisations, the author of this book uses his expertise in both human rights and drug control to show that the arguments advanced in this area do not stand close scrutiny. The arguments are in fact based on selective and questionable interpretations of international human rights standards, and on a general notion - more and more clearly stated - that there is a human right to take drugs, and that any effort to combat drug abuse by definition violates this right. There is no such right in international law, and the author objects to the misuse of human rights language as a marketing tool to bring about a 'back door' legalisation of drugs. Human rights issues must be addressed, but that in no way means that the international drug control regime must be discarded, or that efforts against drugs must be stopped. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Drugs of abuse -- Law and legislation.
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Drugs of abuse -- Law and legislation. |
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Drug abusers -- Civil rights.
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Drug abusers. |
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Civil rights. |
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Drug legalization.
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Drug legalization. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Takahashi, Saul. Human rights and drug control. Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016 9781849467063 (DLC) 2016015256 |
| ISBN |
9781509901135 (electronic book) |
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1509901132 (electronic book) |
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9781509901128 |
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1509901124 |
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9781474203197 |
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1474203191 |
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9781849467063 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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1849467064 |
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