Jonathan Marks: In praise of conflict
Джонатан Маркс: Влада повинна боротися проти корпорацій, а не співпрацювати з ними
Jonathan Marks works at the intersections of ethics, law and policy -- writing and speaking about torture, obesity, fracking, health care and other pressing issues of our time. Full bio
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and human rights lawyer
by an accident of history,
в результаті нещасного випадку історії -
who had just quit his job
який щойно пішов з роботи
one morning and said,
директора зі словами:
about human rights abuses in China."
прав людини в Китаї".
about human rights abuses in China
для покращення прав людини в Китаї,
trade relations with China."
торгові відносини з цією країною".
with his tail between his legs,
he returned again to his boss,
прийшов до директора,
about human rights in Burma,"
людських прав у Бірмі",
do anything about human rights in Burma
any trade relations with Burma."
he knew he had to leave.
що повинен покинути цю роботу.
that got to him.
with other governments,
were being harmed.
страждали невинні люди.
a vision of the world.
who are not at the table,
участі у їхньому прийнятті,
an obligation to protect.
somewhat skeptical of a lawyer
про користь конфліктів
giving talks about ethics for free.
безкоштовно читаючи лекції з етики.
I'm downwardly mobile.
я перейшов до нижчого соціального класу.
we lead our personal lives,
to one side for the moment,
we think about major problems
in the United States,
Сполучених Штатах Америки,
three branches of government,
and the judicial branch.
more sacred in our Constitution,
священний принцип у нашій Конституції,
and the judicial powers."
and exercise of power.
the perils of influence.
the constitutionality of laws
of government accountable
відповідальності від інших гілок влади,
relationships with them.
as one famous scholar put it,
struggle with each other.
змагаються між собою.
the importance of struggle
get together and agree
авіакомпанії домовились,
below 250 dollars a ticket.
ніж 250 доларів за один квиток.
some would say collusion,
two airlines were to say,
the route from LA to Chicago,"
від Лос-Анджелеса до Чикаго,
the route from Chicago to DC,
or collusion instead of competition,
проте не конкуренція,
the importance of struggle
between branches of government,
the importance of conflict
among corporations,
between the public and the private.
are collaborating with industry
and the environment,
with the very corporations
the problems they are trying to solve.
що їх вони намагаються розв'язати.
decided to address a serious problem:
подбати про серйозну проблему:
у сільських районах Індії.
with national and local governments
з національними та місцевими органами влади,
multinational soda company.
виробником солодкої води.
than one million dollars,
of a months-long promotional campaign
багатомісячної рекламної кампанії,
and color scheme.
фірмових кольорів компанії.
for its products.
for the intergovernmental agency,
to promote sustainable living.
of sugar-sweetened beverages
and drunk out of plastic bottles
з використанням пластикових пляшок,
grappling with obesity,
from a public health
ані з погляду охорони здоров'я,
one public health problem,
охорони здоров'я,
of dozens I discovered
про які я дізнався,
between government and industry.
між владою і компаніями.
about the initiatives in parks
ініціативи в парках
promoting exercise,
що пропагує заняття спортом,
creating voluntary pledges
вступає у добровільні зобов'язання
have become the paradigm in public health,
в галузі охорони здоров'я,
from the point of view of industry.
з точки зору компаній.
public health problems and their solutions
охорони здоров'я та їх рішення
their commercial interests.
їхнім комерційним інтересам.
and lack of physical activity.
та відсутності фізичної активності.
involving major corporations.
в цьому компанії.
in strategies of influence
стратегію впливу,
комерційні інтереси.
чогось важливого,
to which industry will not agree.
але з чим компанії не погодяться.
to increased regulation
посиленням регулювання,
stave off even more regulation
до ще сильнішого регулювання
out of the market.
to do certain things,
of their unhealthy products,
нездорові продукти,
competition law,
means reaching agreement with industry.
означає досягнення угоди з компаніями.
на високому рівні
have been sold.
корисних копалин продані.
is building a well pad on your land.
бурову установку для видобутку природного газу чи нафти.
of the Hallowich family.
потрапила сім'я Галловіч.
of the noise, vibration
from the flaring of natural gas.
where this image appeared,
де з'явилася стаття про них,
we discovered why they fell silent.
чому вони перестали критикувати компанію.
"What happened to the Hallowiches?"
"Що сталося з сім'єю Галловіч?"
had made a secret settlement
таємну угоду
a take-it-or-leave-it settlement.
безкомпромісна угода.
and start your lives again,
та почати своє життя спочатку,
of your experience with our company,
про свої стосунки з компанією,
experience with fracking,
знають про видобуток сланцю
by a medical examination.
the Hallowiches for accepting
to silence a squeaky wheel.
замовчувати цю ситуацію.
is the legal and regulatory system,
нормативно-правову систему,
networks of agreements
and seal off data points
й перекрила доступ до важливих даних
and epidemiologists,
from issuing a violation notice
bad from a public health point of view;
з погляду охорони здоров'я;
not because they are isolated examples.
про протилежні ситуації,
of the public official
suicidal thoughts in adolescents.
активізує суїцидальні думки у підлітків.
who went after the food company
який подав до суду на харчову компанію,
health benefits of its yogurt.
про користь свого йогурта.
directed at both sides of the aisle
in the darkness,
we need to engage in conflict.
брати участь в конфлікті.
in direct conflict with corporations.
конфлікт з корпораціями.
are inherently good
act to promote their commercial interests,
свої комерційні інтереси
undermining or promoting the common good.
так я сприяють йому.
of governments
of our common good.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jonathan Marks - Bioethicist, lawyerJonathan Marks works at the intersections of ethics, law and policy -- writing and speaking about torture, obesity, fracking, health care and other pressing issues of our time.
Why you should listen
After studying law at Oxford University, Jonathan Marks qualified as a barrister and mediator, and he spent a decade in full-time practice in London. He became an expert on human rights, working on cases about torture (the Pinochet case), the protection of privacy and personal data, and the regulation of food, drugs and the environment.
The Greenwall Fellowship in Bioethics and Health Policy at Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities led to his current appointment as Director of the Bioethics Program at Penn State University, where he is also affiliated with the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State Law and the School of International Affairs. He remains an academic member of Matrix, a London barristers' chambers with offices in Geneva.
Marks is passionate about teaching and lecturing, as his TED talk, and an article in the New York Times both attest. The talk offers a preview of his book manuscript, The Perils of Partnership. It also draws on research he conducted during his six-year affiliation with the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard and during residencies at the Hastings Center and at the Brocher Foundation in Geneva.
Learn more about Marks's ideas from several articles, essays, and op-eds here.
Jonathan Marks | Speaker | TED.com