Spinning Slavery
The Role of the United States and Unicef in the Denial of Justice for the Child Camel Jockeys of the United Arab Emirates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12930265 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicholas McGeehan (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 96-124 |
| Publication date | 2013-02-26 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Rights Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1757-9619 • E-ISSN: 1757-9627 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jhuman/hut002 |
| OpenAlex | W2085359412 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
This article provides a detailed account of the use of foreign child jockeys in competitive camel racing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Although the extensive use of child jockeys ended in 2005, the initiation of a class action lawsuit for civil damages in a United States (US) federal district court in 2006 posed a serious risk to the reputation of the rulers of the UAE. The article describes the resulting public relations offensive, which required the post-fact construction of a substantive defence and embroiled both the United States and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in a serious denial of justice for thousands of victims of child slavery
Class action · Criminology · Damages · Denial · Economic Justice · Lawsuit · Offensive · Political science · Reputation · Sociology · State (computer science · African history and culture studies · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Engineering · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Law
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |