tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post8977084797930720298..comments2023-09-23T11:16:00.352+02:00Comments on The Franco-American Flophouse has moved: The Magna Carta and The Right to Leave One's CountryVictoria FERAUGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-36519234218458181122016-02-03T13:43:15.483+01:002016-02-03T13:43:15.483+01:00@Emily-Jane, I think that is dead on. They looke...@Emily-Jane, I think that is dead on. They looked behind them and saw the Holocaust and all the displaced persons; before them they saw countries that refused to allow their citizens to emigrate. There was fight between the USSR and other countries over allowing Soviet citizens to join their spouses and families who lived abroad. <br /><br />Makes me grumpy too. What I find even more startling than the overt non-compliance with these human right declarations is how countries (even liberal democracies) try to wiggle out of their responsibilities when it's not in their interests to comply. I've looked at some cases and countries that I thought had great human rights records and seen that they have done some really nasty things to their own citizens and migrants too.Victoria FERAUGEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-11636274912791292092016-02-02T02:33:04.901+01:002016-02-02T02:33:04.901+01:00I am not privy to the motivations of the authors o...I am not privy to the motivations of the authors of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (it's not something I've ever investigated, however casually!). But, if I imagine being around an international diplomatic table at that point in time, I think I'd be very conscious of the fact that during the second world war, several countries restricted the travel rights of their citizens and residents, and these restrictions contributed to the genocide that we now call the Holocaust. <br /><br />Additionally, if I were a western European diplomat, or a diplomat from any non-communist country in 1948, I think I'd be concerned with the travel restrictions in Eastern-bloc countries that were no doubt solidifying at that time. So it seems like a pretty obvious thing to include in this visionary and aspirational document.<br /><br />However, I'd say the more interesting question now is how blatantly the signatories of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights have ignored this and many other provisions in the document. That makes me say "harumph" and feel very cranky about the rule of law.Emily-Janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-24556669807470169792016-01-24T18:56:57.806+01:002016-01-24T18:56:57.806+01:00The argument against free emigration tends to be s...The argument against free emigration tends to be something as follows. The post world war 2 social welfare system is as integral part of Human Rights as is the UN Declaration. If unlimited emigration is allowed all countries will compete for the richest and smartest individuals and give less interest to the poor who are not nearly as geographically or economically mobile or something like that.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03894651289037073128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-83246570570289854762016-01-24T18:56:12.837+01:002016-01-24T18:56:12.837+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03894651289037073128noreply@blogger.com