Critical Theory and Human Rights - From Compassion to Coercion

This book describes the evolution of the human rights movement into a grand managerial project, rooted in compassion, with the aim of improving universal welfare by defining the conditions of human well-being and imposing obligations on the state and other actors to realise them. It argues that this is ultimately antagonistic to individual freedom.

List of contents

Introduction
1 Solipsism and imperialism
2 Between nomos and telos
3 Human rights' directing idea
4 The governmentalisation of global human rights governance
5 Tactics rather than laws
6 Nothing but rejoicing
Conclusion
Index

About the author

David McGrogan is Associate Professor of Law at Northumbria Law School

Summary

This book describes the evolution of the human rights movement into a grand managerial project, rooted in compassion, with the aim of improving universal welfare by defining the conditions of human well-being and imposing obligations on the state and other actors to realise them. It argues that this is ultimately antagonistic to individual freedom. -- .

Product details

• Authors: David McGrogan
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781526131829
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-3182-9
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Critical Theory and Contemporary Society
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education