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This right is non-derogable right guaranteed by international treaty.
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However, there are certain rights that are considered to be 'non-derogable,' meaning that states have no legal basis, even in a state of emergency, to refuse to honor these rights.
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Certain rights that are considered to be \'non-derogable, \ 'meaning that states have no legal basis, even in a state of emergency, to refuse to honor these rights.'
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Non-derogable is used within a legal context to stipulate those rights specified in a treaty that nation states cannot violate under any circumstances.
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However, humanitarian needs are non-derogable rights and cannot be compromised for political reasons -- this principle is epitomized in the unequivocal and global condemnation of terrorism -- under no circumstances can Israel manipulate access to clean water, electricity and medicine, to achieve its political goals.
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Torture is a war crime, a crime against humanity and a gross violation of non-derogable rights.
OpEdNews - Diary: Ban Bush From Canada/Prosecute For Torture 2009
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In the wake of World War II, the United Nations assembled a committee, led by Eleanor Roosevelt, to develop the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which would define a worldwide, inter-cultural set of non-derogable human rights.
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These rights were non-derogable, which meant that even under a state of emergency they could not be ignored, Routier said.
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These rights were non-derogable, which meant that even under a state of emergency they could not be ignored, Routier said.
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It asserts the duty of all members of the police to respect and observe human rights, whic h are defined as "non-derogable by any person under any circumstances", including the right to be free from torture.
NZ On Screen 2010
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