Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1075456 | International Journal of Drug Policy | 2010 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
This commentary addresses some of the challenges posed by the broader normative, legal and policy framework of the United Nations for the international drug control system. The ‘purposes and principles’ of the United Nations are presented and set against the threat based rhetoric of the drug control system and the negative consequences of that system. Some of the challenges posed by human rights law and norms to the international drug control system are also described, and the need for an impact assessment of the current system alongside alternative policy options is highlighted as a necessary consequence of these analyses.
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Authors
Damon Barrett,