Print version: Glacier, Osire. Universal rights, systemic violations, and cultural relativism in Morocco. New York, New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013 xii, 184 pages ; 23 cm ISBN 9781137339607
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-180) and index
The multiple actors present at the origin of the Convention Against Torture’s -- Internal politics behind the Moroccan state’s disinterest in a definition for torture -- The use of cultural relativism for the purpose of delegitimizing fundamental rights -- Colonialism as a policy of resistance to human rights law -- Human rights law as a tool for international solidarity -- Torture persists despite the constitutional reforms of 2011.