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Alfred Maurice de Zayas (born May 31, 1947, Havana, Cuba) is an American lawyer, writer, historian, an expert in the field of human rights and international law, a peace activist, President of PEN International Centre Suisse romand (2006-09 and 2013-17), United Nations Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order (also known as Special Rapporteur 2012-2018), appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council. Professor of International Law.
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Self-determination is now recognized as a principle of legitimacy underlying modern international law.
In global warming and pollution we eclipse, in lies and wars to nuclear apocalypse
Education is necessary to unlearn privilege, unlearn exclusion, unlearn discrimination, unlearn prejudice, unlearn war.
Representative democracy deserves the predicate “democratic” only if and when parliamentarians genuinely represent their constituents.
Competition without solidarity is predator behaviour, especially when competition is rigged in favour of mega-corporations and monopolies.
Budget and fiscal transparency are necessary tools to prevent the hijacking of the international order by the international military-industrial complex.
There is no need to adopt more “free trade agreements”, which are asymmetrical agreements providing privileges to investors but no enforceable obligations.
The regulatory chill caused by the mere existence of investor-State dispute settlements has effectively dissuaded many States from adopting much-needed health and environmental protection measures.
You should not be subjected to the pressures, the intimidation, whether by Government or by the private sector, which would force you into self-censorship.
The Genocide Convention of 1948 and other United Nations Conventions strengthen the claims of genocide victims, including the Greeks, Assyrians and Armenians of Asia Minor.
Democracy is not an end in itself, but a means to achieve the sacred promises of human dignity, justice and peace
A violation of the right of self-determination gives rise to a legitimate human rights claim by individuals and groups and triggers State responsibility to make reparation.
You cannot turn the clock back, you cannot give the island of Manhattan back to the indigenous, but on the other hand, you can ensure that the indigenous can maintain their way of life.
Never must the courts become instruments of injustice. Never should they lend themselves to the execution of manifestly unjust investor-State dispute settlement awards.
Decolonization was not only just and consistent with the Charter; it was necessary to end violence.
A State that fails to ensure the human rights of the population living under its jurisdiction is a failed State
Globalization cannot be allowed to become the grand global casino where investors rig the system to guarantee that they always win
To the extent that bilateral investment treaties and free trade agreements lead to violations of human rights, they should be modified or terminated
Article 103 of the UN charter says that if there is a conflict between the provisions of the charter and any other treaty, it is the charter that prevails.
The families of the killed and disappeared are entitled to the right to know what happened to their loved ones, and to adequate reparation for the suffering endured.
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