HRDP Debates

Abolishing the Death Penalty for Drug Offenses: New Tools for the Debate

Lecturer: Dr Rick Lines, HRDP Chair, Executive Director, Harm Reduction International In this presentation given at the Asian Regional Congress Against the Death Penalty, Rick Lines reviews key…

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Is There a Right to Use Illicit Drugs?

The concluding debate of the ICHRDP brought together student mooting teams from the University of Essex, who debated about the right to use illicit drugs.

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Is Strict Drug Control Essential to Realise the Right to Health?

The third panel debate explored whether a strict drug control furthers or hampers the realization of the right to health at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

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Do the Laws of Armed Conflict Apply to Drug-Related Violence?

Second panel debate discussed the law of armed conflict and drug-related violence at Columbia Law School, USA.

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Should Drug Addiction be Considered a Disability?

The first panel debate explored arguments and against framing drug addiction within the framework of disability law at the National University of Ireland in Galway, Ireland.

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