To End a War: A Short History of Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and How Drug Prohibition Violates the Bill of Rights

by Roar Alexander Mikalsen

Overview

Half a century after world leaders signed the UN drug convention and committed to the eradication of illicit drugs, it has become obvious that prohibition did not turn out as planned. Not only have the drug laws failed to deliver us from the problems associated with drug use, but as the disastrous consequences of the drug war have become more apparent, the problematic relationship to human rights law becomes more obvious.

This book spells out these problems. The author takes us through the thinking behind our human rights conventions and by means of principled reasoning details how drug laws violate fundamental rights.

The book is a must for anyone who wants to understand what the rights-oriented debate is all about, and whether you are a drug user who want to know your rights, a public official who want to know your duties, or a concerned citizen who simply want to learn more, it will tell you what you need to know.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788293869023
Publisher:	LIFE LIBERTY PRODUCTIONS
Publication date:	04/17/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	172
File size:	458 KB

About the Author

Mikalsen is the author of six books which are changing the world one at a time. His authorship covers a large area ranging from cosmology, mysticism, self-help, and consciousness research to power politics, human rights law, drug policy, constitutional interpretation, and social engineering. He is the founder of the Alliance for Rights-Oriented Drug Policies (AROD), an organization which addresses drug policy reform from a perspective of human rights and a nominee of two prestigious human rights awards (Vaclav Havel and Martin Ennals). A platform for his work is Life Liberty Productions, a publishing house and consulting agency dedicated to the Spirit of Freedom. You will find books that are embraced by professionals and have the potential to bring humanity one step further on the online store lifelibertybooks.com

Table of Contents

1. The Rule of Law   9

2. The Problem with the State  22

3. The Bill of Rights and the Drug Law   30

3. 1. Drug Prohibition and Human Rights 33

3. 1. 1. The Equality Principle and the Drug Law   35

3. 1. 2. The Proportionality Principle  44

3. 1. 3. Our Drug Laws' Destructive Effects 50

3. 1. 4. Proportionality and the Drug Law   71

4. The Bill of Rights and Prohibition  80

4.1. Relevant articles of the UDHR and ICCPR  91

5. The Right to a Fair Trial and Effective Remedy 109

Editorial Reviews

"Roar has written a kind of Thomas Paine's Common Sense pamphlet on the war on drugs for our time, which calls for peace and an end to the injustices of the drug war on the basis of principled opposition to unchecked government authority. It's a must consider for anyone interested in what The Declaration of Independence calls, 'natural justice.'"

- Kenneth M. White, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Political Science, Kennesaw State University

"Not only do we face a prohibition on drugs, we also face a prohibition on a discussion about it. Roar Mikalsen's book challenges both, and he makes strong points at every turn."

-Judge James P. Gray (Ret.) Superior Court, Orange County, California

Author: Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed

"Roar has done a great job exposing the normative deficiencies in our drug control policies. Of course they violate human rights law, as he demonstrates so persuasively."

-Douglas Husak, Professor of Law, Rutgers University

Author: Drugs and Rights

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