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> You 're probably not happy with this reply because you have framed the question as "concrete and unjustified harm", which strongly implies either financial as
by vonmoltke 7y ago
> You 're probably not happy with this reply because you have framed the question as "concrete and unjustified harm", which strongly implies either financial as physical harm. But there is concrete and significant harm that can come to persons that is not financial or physical and that is nonetheless recognised by law. For example, Article 4 of the European Human Rights Convention makes slavery and servitude illegal without any precondition that violence is exerted, or the person is otherwise harmed physically or in any other way than being in servitude, i.e. the harm is recognised as being caused by the condition of servitude itself.
How does one become enslaved without the threat of physical or financial harm?
- lgeorget 7y agoBecause you were born a slave and raised with the idea that it's normal, for instance.
- YeGoblynQueenne 7y agoThere is psychological coercion, for example many women trafficked into EU countries from African countries are coerced with threats of sorcery. E.g.: Juju magic 'more controlling than chains', says Harvard expert https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-29599158 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-29599158 And, unfortunately, the threat seems to work pretty well, even if "juju magic" itself of course doesn't. Additionally, the threat of physical or financial harm is not itself physical or financial harm. So that's a kind of harm other than physical or financial harm. My assumption was that the "specific and concrete" condition you placed on "harm" in your original comment was meant to mean physical or financial harm. I have to ask- was I wrong to make this assumption? I apologise if so, but could you clarify what you meant by "specific and concrete" harm?
- YeGoblynQueenne 7y agoOops, sorry vonmoltke. Mistook you for the OP. Can't edit comment now.