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Charles H. Malik and Human Rights: Notes on a Biography
- Biography
- University of Hawai'i Press
- Volume 33, Number 1, Winter 2010
- pp. 222-241
- 10.1353/bio.0.0162
- Article
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I examine the contributions of Lebanese diplomat and educator Charles H. Malik as a leading member of the UN Human Rights Commission, particularly in relation to his educational experiences in American-run institutions in Lebanon and the US. I also propose biography as a significant mode of inquiry for understanding the political discourse of human rights more generally.