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#人權的條件 http://bit.ly/3a0V5rx

人權不是生而有之
二戰前，國家可以對國民做任何事情，包括歧視、折磨或殺害……

◎英國圖書年度非虛構好書獎（The British book awards non-fiction book of the year）
◎吉福德非虛構寫作獎（Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction）
◎《衛報》《泰晤士報》年度選書

我們都知道納粹的紐倫堡大審，卻不知道這場審判啟動了人權觀念的改變，更是現代國際司法系統的起始……
人民犯罪，國家有權執法，如果犯罪的是國家，該由誰來懲罰？

本書作者沙茲是一位國際律師，曾經手盧安達大屠殺、南海仲裁案等國際案件。他在2010年受邀到烏克蘭利維夫演講，意外發現「危害人類罪」和「種族滅絕」等人權保護詞彙，最早的提出者都曾居住於此。一位是冷靜自制的法律教授勞特派特，另一位是性格強悍的檢察官萊姆金，他們上同一間大學、師從同一群老師、也都從20世紀初的亞美尼亞大屠殺得到啟示，卻分別以個人與群體的角度思索納粹罪行。

1945年紐倫堡大審，是納粹罪行的世紀大審判，也是歷史上首次對破壞世界和平罪提起訴訟，更開啟將國家領導人送入國際法庭受審的可能性。當時，英法等戰勝國以「文明不可對暴行置之不理」，以及「歷史不可重演」為前提，羅列納粹的四大罪狀。其中兩項引入當時無人聽聞的新詞彙：「危害人類罪」和「種族滅絕」。「危害人類罪」指基於政治、種族或宗教理由對任何平民的謀殺、滅絕、奴役等迫害。「種族滅絕」則是攻擊民族、宗教和族群群體的行為。它們分別從個人和群體的視角思索，但不約而同地，形塑出一個超越國家主權的國際法。

以往認為法律是為國家服務的。二戰之前，主權高於一切，國際法不得干涉他國內政，政府可任意處置自己的人民，領導人無需為自己發起戰爭或屠殺人民負責。直到紐倫堡大審前後，才將人放在法律中心，並將「危害人類」與「種族滅絕」納入世界人權宣言、國際法、《防止及懲治種族滅絕罪公約》等等。從此，法律成為約束當權者的武器，國際刑事法庭有了執法依據，可審判那些因為大權在握而任意將國家投入戰爭或濫殺人民的當權者。

其實勞特派特與萊姆金的努力，可說是直到1998年，才在國際刑事法院審判盧安達屠殺一案中真正落實。當沙茲開始著手調查兩人的故事時，美國與英國的總統和首相，正在對干涉敘利亞內政一事尋求法理上的支持，主權與人權的拉扯直到今日仍在繼續。因而，當我們面對羅興亞等人道危機，思索香港等「內政」與國際干涉問題時，都該意識到基本人權從來不是理所當然，憑空而來的，本書即是透過這些法律人的故事，帶領我們重回70年前人權意識被建立的重要時刻。

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讀這本之前，
其實我就是知道他七屆世界冠軍的風光，
與及留意到他近年殘了許多而已。

【吾運動‧吾閱讀】－　#蝦叔 蝦叔跑步 Uncle Shrimp Running
《Me and the Table》
作者：Stephen Hendry
出版社：John Blake

「在中國，球迷們把我叫做桌球皇帝，但我卻連續在第一輪就被Robert Milkins淘汰。Robert Milkins是一個你永遠都不應該輸的對手，所以當我輸掉了那場比賽後， 我知道自己崩潰只是時間問題了。」

有句老話說得好：事非經過不知難。

有些人，你看到他風光的一刻，就忍不住慨歎為何上天會那麼眷顧他？

如果說上天真的會眷顧誰的話，那麼他應該最眷顧笨人。所謂笨人，他們都願意做別人不願意做的事情。

就像他。

他曾經到名店范思哲和女友買衣服，人家還要拿著香檳去迎接——但你未必知道，他的家人不時成為恐嚇對象，曾有人作出威脅，如果他勝出比賽就會向他兒子臉上潑酸。

他曾經教汶萊王儲打球一小時，酬勞據稱是五千英鎊，以及一把鑲有鑽石與紅寶石的摺刀——但你未必知道，他童年很多時光，都在父親的店裡幫忙將薯仔裝箱。

他摘下了七屆世界冠軍，紀錄至今無人能破——但你未必知道，他拿下第七次冠軍之後，往後十年一直受「易普症」折磨。那是一種運動障礙疾病，患者的肌肉會無意識收縮。

他就是桌球天王，蘇格蘭名將亨特利。

正如許多名人故事一樣，成功者不是橫空出世的。只是他們經歷過許多苟且的時光，而你不知道而已。

退役多年，甚至他的外甥也成為了職業球手，最近還擊敗過「火箭」奧蘇利雲，不得不使桌球迷感慨時間不留人。亨特利去年再度出版自傳「Me and the Table」，細訴了許多不為外人道的經歷。

除了以上所說的，還有他多年職業生涯的重要時刻，以及與對手亦敵亦友的關係。

這部自傳，今年還入選了英國體育圖書獎的「年度最佳自傳獎」提名。雖然最終未能奪獎，但足以証明此書具有相當份量，值得桌球迷與體育愛好者一讀。

筆者簡介：蝦叔，愛寫作，愛運動。期待未來以一雙腳和一枝筆，繼續從體育探索世界。

#新鴻基地產 #新地公益垂直跑 #勇闖香港ICC #桌球

【Exercise and Read】
Me and the Table
Author: Stephen Hendry
Publisher: John Blake

As an old saying goes, hardships can be truly felt only after actual experience.

We usually see only the moments people shine, and we can easily get jealous of them, wondering why they are so blessed with luck.

He once went shopping at Versace with his girlfriend, and they were greeted with a round of champagne. But, you never knew his family was frequently threatened. He was once warned that if he won a match, his son would be splashed with acid.

He once taught the Crown Prince of Brunei to play snooker for one hour. His reward was reportedly £5,000 and a knife inlaid with diamonds and rubies. But, you never knew he spent much of his childhood packing potatoes in his father's store.

He was world champion seven times, a record that has yet to be broken. But, you never knew after becoming world champion for the seventh time, he suffered from the yips for ten years, which is the loss of fine motor skills in athletes.

He is the king of snooker – Stephen Hendry from Scotland.

No celebrities were born successful. All of them go through hard times at one point or another, but we rarely hear about them.

Time waits for no man. Hendry has been retired for many years. His niece has become a professional snooker player and beat the Rocket, Ronnie O'Sullivan. Last year, Hendry re-published his autobiography – Me and the Table – to reveal many of his never-before-known experiences, key moments in his career, and his interesting relationships with his competitors.

This book was shortlisted for Autobiography of the Year by The British Sports Book Awards this year. Although it did not win, it is a worthwhile read for snooker fans and other sports enthusiasts.

About the writer: Uncle Shrimp loves reading, writing and athletics, and hopes he can continue exploring the world through sports.

Samuel Chan 談英國 recently hit me with a question - What was the most enjoyable part of boarding school?

In short, half-term (LOL!)

Don't get me wrong, I didn’t hate school. I absolutely loved my time at Rye St Antony School in east Oxford. There really should be no fallacies and doubts about what independent and boarding schooling can do for Hong Kong children. You really do meet great friends for life and participate in sporting and extra-curricular activities which, for me, would have been a pipe dream had I not studied in the UK. Fanciful hopes can become unforgettable memories in the blink of an eye at boarding school. Just look at what my involvement in the school's Duke Of Edinburgh Awards and art competitions did for me!

Ah, yes - half-term. I could do little but take advantage of this short break away from school to enhance my awareness of all things British. Cultural development at its most extreme. I would transport myself to other worlds: out in the sticks of rural Oxford (I love that phrase ‘out in the sticks’ - and so do the British), sitting by the River Thames along South Bank watching buskers sing or just going off to watch live bands whenever I could. Out of all these delights, the ‘Thames factor’ did it for me - views of Big Ben and Parliament, city traffic racing by and lyrics from the Kinks singing in my mind (‘as long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset I am in paradise’). It only takes a sunset of a million colours over London to make everything - living, studying and cramming for exams - all seem worthwhile.

In and around Camden Town, murals adorning the old brick buildings which housed funky coffee shops, art galleries and stores as well as the now-legendary Camden KOKO, where every musician would dream to play at. Every visit had its own charm with unpredictable events, chance meetings and the odd planned rendezvous all in waiting. Camden has it all and it was the perfect setting to gain inspiration for my songwriting- scribbling down phrases and live conversations on scrap paper; that feeling of exploding ideas at 3am in the morning happened right here, in broad daylight!

Of course, my budget was low and I still remember using my ‘Young Person’s Railcard’ and getting bargain fare prices at the oddest of hours to get down to London. Yes, my accommodation was always a tatty bed and breakfast but you soon forget these things when you study in the UK. You are just grateful to be there, to be ‘living it’. Overcooked bacon and greasy sausages don’t matter one jot! London is wonderful, not for its shopping or cuisine, but just for casually grabbing a Tesco meal deal and then fleeing off to the Tate Modern or Brick Lane to watch a live band. Heaven!

I really must stop, I can honestly write a book on my time in the UK! Come watch me play at the Cordis Hotel, Mongkok this Saturday(20Feb 12:00pm) or have a chat with Samuel if you wish to study abroad.