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| Title: | Our common morality under siege: the Rwanda genocide and the concept of the universality of human rights |
| Author: | Acheampong, Kenneth Asamoa |
| Year: | 1993 |
| Periodical: | Lesotho Law Journal: A Journal of Law and Development (ISSN 0255-6472) |
| Volume: | 8 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 87-111 |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | biblio. refs. |
| Geographic terms: | Rwanda East Africa |
| Subjects: | genocide human rights law |
| Abstract: | This paper deals with the generally passive stance adopted by the international community towards the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The paper first outlines the concept of the universality of human rights. Then it deals with the concept of the universality of human rights in relation to the concept of State sovereignty. States which deride what they deem to be an unwarranted intervention generally do so by invoking the concept of State sovereignty by which they claim to have the right to independently administer affairs which fall essentially within their domestic jurisdiction. Finally, the paper looks at the universality of human rights in the context of the Rwanda crisis by posing the following question: has the credibility of the United Nations as a guarantor of international security been enhanced or diminished by its attitude towards the recent carnage in Rwanda? The analysis leads to the conclusion that the worthy cause of the concept of the universality of human rights and fundamental freedoms has not been advanced by the generally passive attitude of the international community towards the eruption of genocide in Rwanda. Notes, ref. |