Andrea Coomber, of Justice, said: "The government's case would fundamentally undercut the international rule of law and undermine the global commitment to remedies for victims of human rights violations.
In this omnibus review of several new books on Martin Luther King's life, I reflect on some less-known aspects of King: his skill as a rhetorician, a speaker with a keen ability to tune his message to the needs of his different audiences, and his commitment to remedying class inequality in America.
"Given Indonesia's record of violence and poor conditions in its detention facilities, it's worrying that the government has chosen to build a new facility without any commitment to remedying such basic human rights issues," Farmer told IRIN.
The many recent public declarations about lack of gender diversity in the workforce (particularly in Tech ) were promptly followed by commitments to remedy with sponsored STEM Education programs.
"Google's acceptance of the commission's framework and commitment to offer remedies for both PC and mobile-based internet was a hugely significant acknowledgement of their market power and illegal anti-competitive behaviour," said David Wood, counsel for the group.
The lack of a credible complaint also undermines credibility in the government's commitment to the remedies it achieves.
Cynthia Townley has also argued for the positive value of ignorance in our epistemic practices, recognizing that our rich relations of epistemic dependence require trust, which itself requires ignorance and a commitment to refrain from remedying it (2011, 23).
Alternative remedies, with their commitment to treating body and mind and their tailor-made approach, would seem to be the perfect medicine for our times.
He's already given up a historic commitment to not give a patient a deadly remedy that would cause their death even when the patient implores them.
