From the transatlantic trade to contemporary wars, from colonial genocides to organised famines, this contribution by Fatiha Charrat, Doctor of Sociology, questions a major contradiction: the powers that have shaped international law and present themselves as guardians of human rights are also at the heart of the most structuring crimes in modern history. A reflection on impunity, selective memory and the demand for truly universal justice. The …
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From the transatlantic trade to contemporary wars, from colonial genocides to organised famines, this contribution by Fatiha Charrat, Doctor of Sociology, questions a major contradiction: the powers that have shaped international law and present themselves as guardians of human rights are also at the heart of the most structuring crimes in modern history. A reflection on impunity, selective memory and the demand for truly universal justice. The …