Open AccessTHE USE, ABUSE AND MISUSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS
Author(s) -
George Andreopoulos
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista esmat/revista esmat
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2447-9896
pISSN - 2177-0360
DOI - 10.34060/reesmat.v12i20.397
Subject(s) - appeal , human rights , political science , terrorism , criminology , section (typography) , pandemic , key (lock) , law , covid-19 , law and economics , sociology , computer security , business , medicine , computer science , disease , pathology , advertising , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The concept of human rights has confronted a series of challenges over the years. Yet, the concept has retained considerable appeal, an appeal that is reflected in the various ways in which the concept has been, and continues to be, used, abused and misused. This article is divided into two sections: the first section defines and discusses the key terms of use, abuse and misuse; the second section briefly addresses two of the major challenges currently facing human rights: (1) the responses to transnational terrorism on the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks; and (2) the proliferation of states of emergency during the COVID-19 pandemic.