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This is literally the whole discussion under this article. How can we act like it's a violation of something if it's not binding in the first place. How can we
by po1nt 5y ago
This is literally the whole discussion under this article. How can we act like it's a violation of something if it's not binding in the first place.
How can we complain about western countries violating our privacy defined by some ruleset defined by organisation that decided it's a good idea to make genocidal state member of a human rights council of said organisation.
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- ratww 5y ago> How can we act like it's a violation of something if it's not binding in the first place. It is the framework used for creating things that are binding: laws. Even so, something someone else does can "violate my personal beliefs", even if they're not really legally binding. Nothing strange about that. Saying "something violates human rights" is a shortcut to saying "Something violates a set of rules that are the framework of our societies, and those rules are important enough that they managed to seep into our laws and influence our thought, and our world. We should pay attention to that violation, and maybe crack down on it." > How can we complain about western countries violating our privacy defined by some ruleset defined by organisation that decided it's a good idea to make genocidal state member of a human rights council of said organisation. Literally by doing it. Just because the UN is not perfect, doesn't mean it automatically retroactively invalidates a certain text that we hold to a high standard. The current state of the UN really makes no difference on the text itself. Even if someone in the UN goes wacko and decides to rewrite the text, we still have a previous copy. Just fork it.
- gpderetta 5y agoFWIW, the ECHR does recognize the right to privacy and that's legally binding to all EU members.