Word: argumentative
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...late '80s to the present day, along with various graffiti-covered doors and windows. A few of the pieces look as if they might be found in the Guggenheim rather than in an exhibit on street art, and such similarities with other forms of contemporary art support the argument that graffiti might indeed be a "real" art form...
...third party nations should not be able to try Pinochet, then the world would be made subject to his decree of immunity. Foreign nations would defer charges to Chile, which would do nothing about them, and Pinochet's victims would be left without recourse. If taken seriously, Pinochet's argument would mean that any criminal leader could avoid all consequences of their actions, simply by granting him or herself immunity. If Slobodon Milosevic decides to grant himself immunity, should the world really have to respect that? Had Hitler granted Nazi leaders immunity, should the world really have had to respect...
Some people make a second argument against prosecuting Pinochet; this one is based on the consequences that the prosecution would have. They have alleged that the case would generate instability in Chile, slowing or even risking its transition to democracy, and leaving that nation's citizens worse...
...strongest argument for clemency--employed by President Clinton and other human rights activists--is that 19 years in prison is enough punishment for the crimes committed. Furthermore, the prisoners have been unjustly punished for their association with radical political groups...
...Bentham's argument was that humans in nature are no more born with human rights than they are with clothes--rights require legislation just as clothes require tailoring," Sen said...