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You did a neat rhetorical trick there where you swapped out "recognizing a right" for "guarantee". A right is not a guarantee of perfect outcomes. Most countr
by vrganj 1mo ago
You did a neat rhetorical trick there where you swapped out "recognizing a right" for "guarantee".
A right is not a guarantee of perfect outcomes.
Most countries do recognize the right, though implementation is obviously challenging. The US abstained, tellingly: https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/687112?ln=en https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/687112?ln=en
- dotancohen 1mo agoThe rhetorical trick was not mine. There are numerous people in this comment thread that used the word guarantee as a synonym or implied outcome of the word right. What do you think a right is, if not a guarantee?
- vrganj 1mo agoDo you think there's never been an instance of an unfair trial in the US despite the codified right to a fair trial? A right is always just a declaration of aspiration and an accountability mechanism should said aspiration not be lived up to - it cannot by itself guarantee any outcome because implementation will always be imperfect.