Human Rights and Drug Control: The False Dichotomy

1. Introduction I. Some Terminology Issues-Legalisation, Decriminalisation, and Depenalisation II. Use/Abuse/Consumption 2. Legal Standards and Regimes I. The International Drug Control Regime The 1988 Convention and Criminalisation The Treaty

Saul Takahashi teaches human rights law at Aoyama Gakuin University, in Tokyo. His previous positions include Refugee Officer at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International, Drug Control Officer at the Secretariat of the International Narcotics