Berlin : Conference Notes

As promised, the notes of :

(Click Here) International Conference on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights - 9 & 10 October 2008 in Berlin

I sat on the Working Group - Inhumane Working Conditions and Labor Rights Violations discussing the 5 options below (and provided 5 solutions) :

(1) Corporate corruption in Latin American countries

(2) Disappearing workers

(3) Inability to say where child labour is used in production because company does not know source material at its process in production

(4) How to prevent textile industry using child labour in process

(5) Future of Trade Unionism.


On open discussions on the Conference floor, I raised the issue that only a judge can abuse your human rights: the parties can exploit, lower esteem amongst right thinking people, but you only have human rights when a judge gives them to you via a fair trial. When the judge fails it is no longer a "civil" matter, but a criminal one of (a) perversion of the course of justice; (b) misconduct in public office and issues ARE deliberate, not inadvertent.

People engaged in human rights need to be aware that creating a "civil law" ivory tower is not adviseable, when their is a perfectly capable criminal law system available and appropriate to include prosecuting the judge if needs must.

In a democracy, I believe, but correct me if I am wrong, a judge can be brought before Parliament on certain considerations to be made accountable and responsible to the electorate.

The alternative is some form of "Street Justice" or submission.

Discuss.