Countering mainstream narratives : fake news, fake law, fake freedom / Alfred de Zayas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Zayas, Alfred M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disinformation.

Fake news.

Censorship.

Physical Description:

xix, 236 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 x 16 cm

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, Ga. : Clarity Press, [2022]

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: THE INFORMATION WAR

1. The J'accuse of Our Time: The Persecution of Julian Assange

2. Fake News, Fake History, Fake Law

3. How to Cope with the Deep State

4. Facts Without Consequences

5. When the "Good Guys" Censor

6. What and Whom to Believe

7. What Is Patriotism?

THE WEAPONIZATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

8. A Litmus Test for Democracy

9. Reflections on Genocide (with Richard Falk)

10. The Pseudo-Uyghur Tribunal

11. Citius, Altius, Fortius: The Political Games around the Beijing Olympics

12. Economic Sanctions Kill

13. A Peoples' Tribunal for War Crimes

DOUBLE STANDARDS

14. Suspending Russia: A Precedent that Undermines the Credibility of the Human Rights Council

15. The UN Human Rights Council Hears What It Wants to Hear and Discards the Rest

16. Precedents of Permissibility

17. The Unsung Indigenous Victims of North and South America

18. The U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo: Indefinite Detention, Torture, Belligerent Occupation

19. Indiscriminate Bombardment of Population Centers: Reflections on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

THE UKRAINE WAR: CAUSES AND IMPLICATIONS

20. A Culture of Cheating

21. NATO: The Belief System of the "Good Guys"

22. Blueprints for Peace

THE FUNCTIONS OF LAW

23. The Rule of Law Must Finally Evolve into the Rule of Justice

24. Reflections on Law and Justice

25. Reflections on Law and Punishment

26. No Right Arises from a Wrong

27. Who Will Ensure that the Guardians of the Rule of Law Do Not Themselves Betray It?

THE FUTURE OF HUMAN RIGHTS

28. Peng Chun Chang and the Holistic Approach to Human Rights

29. Sapere aude! Dare to Build an Opinion and Defend It!

30. A Global Compact on Education

31. Disarmament for Development

32. A New Health Order for the World

33. Overhauling the Human Rights Apparatus: A New Paradigm for the 21st Century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1949762661

9781949762662

OCLC:

1317309777