Prince Shotoku and the (Non-)Independence of Law

The 7th-century Japanese ruler taught that law and its enforcement cannot be independent from conscience. by Massimo Introvigne* *A paper presented at the webinar “A Real, Independent Justice for Tai Ji Men” co-organized by CESNUR and Human Rights Without Frontiers on January 11, 2023, Taiwan’s Judicial Day. Today we commemorate an important date for Taiwan, … Read more

Tai Ji Men Deserves Real Justice

January 11 was Taiwan’s Judicial Day. Participants in an international webinar expressed the hope it would be an opportunity to reflect on what went wrong in the Tai Ji Men case. by Daniela Bovolenta On January 11, 2023, CESNUR and Human Rights Without Frontiers co-organized one of their bi-monthly webinars on the Tai Ji Men … Read more

Tai Ji Men as a School of Solidarity

Caring for the others is not just sharing material interests but recognizing the value of all human beings. This is what Tai Ji Men teaches. by Marco Respinti* *A paper presented at the seminar “Global Solidarity with Tai Ji Men: 26th Anniversary of the Raid Which Began the Tai Ji Men Case,” co-organized on December 19, … Read more

Durkheim, Solidarity, and the Tai Ji Men Case

One of the fathers of sociology presented solidarity as the necessary cement of societies. Tai Ji Men tells us it should be based on conscience. *A paper presented at the hybrid seminar “Global Solidarity with Tai Ji Men: 26th Anniversary of the Raid Which Began the Tai Ji Men Case,” co-organized on December 19, 2022, on … Read more

Human Rights’ Roots in Conscience: A Basic Tai Ji Men Teaching

Conscience expresses the peculiar, irreducible, and intangible human nature, which makes all persons both similar and diverse. Human rights derive from it. *A paper presented at the webinar “Tai Ji Men: Fighting for Human Rights” co-organized by CESNUR and Human Rights Without Frontiers on December 10, 2022, Human Rights Day. In today’s international debates, there … Read more