The Afghanistan rape thread got me thinking. And I think this quote make an interesting point:
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Originally Posted by HPLovecraft
Basic human rights are not Western. They're universal.
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While HPLovecraft's point is true (imo), I think that the International System is at a crossroads of sorts. We pay lip service to the universality of human rights, and yet on the other hand the same organization that declared the univerality of human rights (The UN) values national sovereignty. And national intrests of the members of Security Council and the General Assembly often prevent multilateral action, weither it be peace keeping or peace making. So CP I ask you the question, do you belive in the universality of human rights, even in the context of a post modern age? If so who do you suggest about the sancity of national borders and the realist leanings of self motivating intrests over a moral right?