Universal Rights, Systemic Violations, and Cultural Relativism in Morocco

Glacier, O.

Are universal rights bound to colonialism? Are they culturally imperialistic? By juxtaposing Morocco's practice of torture with its discourse of cultural relativism, this study links popular resistance to universal rights to a deliberate politics that delegitimizes those very same rights, requiring a new, more inclusive system of universalism.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-11-07

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137339607

DOI: 10.1057/9781137339614

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 184