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# Mark Gibney

(1951)   Political Scientist

 **4** quotes in **5** categories

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Mark Gibney is a political scientist.

## Quick Facts About Mark Gibney

Born November 30, 1951

Profession Political Scientist

##  Quotes by Mark Gibney

> [ “\[...\]if Nazi Germany had not invaded other countries but had simply sought to eliminate the entire Jewish population within its own territorial… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gibney/if-nazi-germany-had-not-invaded-other-countries-but-had-simply-sought/)

Mark Gibney

[International law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/international-law/)

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> [“Whether we are willing to acknowledge it or not, the Western conception of human rights is really about the practices of other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gibney/whether-we-are-willing-to-acknowledge-it-or-not-the-western/)

Mark Gibney

[Human rights](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human-rights/)

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> [ “\[...\]what we are talking about are negative obligations--the duty not to cause harm.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gibney/what-we-are-talking-about-are-negative-obligations-the-duty-not-to/)

Mark Gibney

[Obligations](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/obligations/)

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> [“The entire premise behind the Bush administration's policy of holding 'enemy combatants' in foreign military bases such as Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gibney/the-entire-premise-behind-the-bush-administration-s-policy-of-holding/)

Mark Gibney

[Guantanamo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/guantanamo/)

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