Universal Human Rights
Moral Order in a Divided World
Published on 28. July 2005
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-0-7425-4860-2 (ISBN)
Description
Universal Human Rights brings new clarity to the important and highly contested concept universal human rights. The Charter of the United Nations commits nearly all nations of the world to promote, to realize and take action to achieve human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, yet this formal consensus masks an underlying confusion about the philosophical basis and practical implications of rights in a world made up of radically different national communities. This collection of essays explores the foundations of universal human rights in four sections devoted to their nature, application, enforcement and limits, concluding that shared rights help to constitute a universal human community, which supports local customs and separate state sovereignty. Rights protect the benefits of cultural diversity, while recognizing the universal dignity that every human life deserves. The eleven contributors to this volume demonstrate from their very different perspectives how human rights can help to bring moral order to an otherwise divided world.
Reviews / Votes
Although human rights discourse is becoming the recognized lingua franca of international relations, differences of justification, interpretation, application and enforcement abound. This set of original essays throws fresh light on these differences while clearly exemplifying the greater importance of the basic similarities that all parties to the debate share. -- Richard T. De George Nine philosophers and two legal scholars contribute articles to this volume, and severla contribute significantly to this discussion. Philosophy In Review, October 2006 This impressive and timely volume brings together some of the most hotly-debated issues in the philosophical discourse on human rights and offers new ways of thinking about them. The essays raise all the hard questions on the theory and practice of human rights, providing wide-ranging and sharply contested arguments. The book is a must for anyone interested in the normative and institutional issues of human rights and their global dimensions. -- Deen Chatterjee Although human rights discourse is becoming the recognized lingua franca of international relations, differences of justification, interpretation, application and enforcement abound. This set of original essays throws fresh light on these differences while clearly exemplifying the greater importance of the basic similarities that all parties to the debate share. -- Richard T. De GeorgeMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 190 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
444 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7425-4860-2 (9780742548602)
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Moral Order in a Divided World
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Persons
David A. Reidy is assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Tennessee. Mortimer N. S. Sellers is Regents Professor of the University System of Maryland and director of the Center for International & Comparative Law.
Content
Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Part I: The Nature of Human Rights Chapter 3 The Structure of Arguments for Human Rights Chapter 4 Human Rights: Constitutional and International Chapter 5 Universalism and Relativism in Human Rights Part 6 Part II: The Particular in Universal Human Rights Chapter 7 Are Women Human? Feminist Reflections on "Women's Rights as Human Rights" Chapter 8 Human Rights and the Ethic of Listening Chapter 9 Rights Against Institutions: What Governments Should and Can Do Part 10 Part III: Enforcing Universal Human Rights Chapter 11 Human Rights and Humanitarian Intervention Chapter 12 Genocide and Political Responsibility Chapter 13 Human Rights and the Rule of Law: Sovereignty and the International Criminal Court Part 14 Rights in Extremis Chapter 15 Is Terrorism Ever Morally Permissible? An Inquiry into the Right to Life Chapter 16 Thwarting Suicide Terrorists: The Locus of Moral Constraints and the (Ir)Relevance of "Human Rights"