Who Believes in Human Rights

Informationen zum Autor Senior Lecturer in Law at the Sussex Law School, University of Sussex. Klappentext Commentary on the European Convention and a groundbreaking work of theory which challenges human rights orthodoxy. Zusammenfassung At one level an original and insightful commentary on the European Convention! this book is also a groundbreaking work of theory which challenges human rights orthodoxy. Its identification of four human rights schools proposes that we alternatively conceive of these rights as given! agreed upon! fought for or talked about. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of cases; 1. Introduction; 2. The Convention in outline; 3. The Convention in a realist light; 4. The Convention in a utilitarian light; 5. The Convention in a Marxist light; 6. The Convention in a particularist light; 7. The Convention in a feminist light; 8. The human rights creed in four schools; 9. Conclusion: In praise of human rights nihilism; Appendices; Select bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Marie Benedicte Dembour, Marie-Benedicte Dembour
• Assisted by: Christopher McCrudden (Editor), William Twining (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2006
• EAN: 9780521683074
• ISBN: 978-0-521-68307-4
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education