Abstract
The combination of level-headed scientific approaches and passionate activism seems at first glance an incompatible relationship. For the passionate humanitarian, there is a hesitation in fear of "selling out" to the black and white world of science, that science would somehow take the "human" dimension away from human rights. However, the bigger issue-and opportunity-is the multitude of ways that the partnership between scientific method and human rights can yield possibilities and innovations. As described in Sonia Shah's piece in The Nation , scientists are coming together to lend their unique skills and perspective to the ever-changing global status of human rights. Through those scientific methods, a new and exciting dimension is being explored that will hopefully revolutionize how human rights research is carried out.
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Stanlick, Sarah
(2009)
"Measuring the Unconscionable,"
Human Rights & Human Welfare: Vol. 9:
Iss.
3, Article 4.
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https://digitalcommons.du.edu/hrhw/vol9/iss3/4
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