Author : Seth D. Kaplan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 12,8 MB
Release : 2018-08-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 1108471218
Introduces the idea of a flexible approach to the human rights movement that returns to basics in an increasingly diverse and multipolar world.
Author : Jan Wouters
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 37,73 MB
Release : 2020-10-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 183910032X
This insightful book offers a critical reflection on the sustainability and effectiveness of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and its legacy over the last 70 years. Exploring the problems surrounding universality, proliferation and costs, it asks the provocative question, can we still afford human rights?
Author : Seth D. Kaplan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 42,15 MB
Release : 2018-08-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1108690599
Socio-centric societies have vibrant - albeit different - concepts of human flourishing than is typical in the individualistic West. These concepts influence the promotion of human rights, both in domestic contexts with religious minorities and in international contexts where Western ideals may clash with local norms. Human Rights in Thick and Thin Societies uncovers the original intentions of the drafters of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, finds inspiration from early leaders in the field like Eleanor Roosevelt, and examines the implications of recent advances in cultural psychology for understanding difference. The case studies included illustrate the need to vary the application of human rights in differing cultural environments, and the book suggests a new framework: a flexible universalism that returns to basics - focusing on the great evils of the human condition. This approach will help the human rights movement succeed in a multipolar era.
Author : Daniel Levy
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 39,65 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0271037385
"Examines the foundations of human rights, how their political and cultural validation in a global context is posing challenges to nation-state sovereignty, and how they become an integral part of international relations and are institutionalized into domestic legal and political practices"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Michael Walzer
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 30,54 MB
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 026816164X
In Thick and Thin: Moral Argument at Home and Abroad, Michael Walzer revises and extends the arguments in his influential Spheres of Justice, framing his ideas about justice, social criticism, and national identity in light of the new political world that has arisen in the past three decades. Walzer focuses on two different but interrelated kinds of moral argument: maximalist and minimalist, thick and thin, local and universal. This new edition has a new preface and afterword, written by the author, describing how the reasoning of the book connects with arguments he made in Just and Unjust Wars about the morality of warfare. Walzer's highly literate and fascinating blend of philosophy and historical analysis will appeal not only to those interested in the polemics surrounding Spheres of Justice and Just and Unjust Wars but also to intelligent readers who are more concerned with getting the arguments right.
Author : Ole Bruun
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,45 MB
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1135796262
The Asian challenge to the universality of human rights has sparked off intense debate. This volume takes a clear stand for universal rights, both theoretically and empirically, by analysing social and political processes in a number of East and Southeast Asian countries. On the national arenas, Asian values are linked to the struggle between authoritarian and democratic forces, which both tend to convey stereotyped images of the 'west', but with reversed meanings.
Author : Damien Rogers
Publisher : Springer
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 18,53 MB
Release : 2022-03-20
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789811621154
This volume is the most comprehensive and up-to-date compilation of in-depth analyses on human rights violations committed in war. It offers myriad perspectives on the content and application of legal protections offered to civilians, including women, children and the elderly, and to others who are ‘no longer active in the fight.’ A series of carefully researched case studies illustrates the extent to which human rights violations occur in recent and current armed conflict, and signals the ways in which these violations are dealt with. Each of the contributing authors has been selected on the basis of their international academic reputation and/or professional standing within the human rights field. Given the alarming numbers of people harmed in recent and current armed conflict, this book will be of great interest to researchers, policymakers and opinion-shapers alike.
Author : Steven R. Ratner
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 31,43 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Law
ISBN : 0198704046
Offering a new interdisciplinary approach to global justice and integrating the insights of international relations and contemporary ethics, this book asks whether the core norms of international law are just by appraising them according to a standard of global justice grounded in the advancement of peace and protection of human rights.
Author : Jean-Marc Coicaud
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 33,74 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Law
ISBN :
International efforts to construct a set of standardised human rights guidelines are based upon the identification of agreed key values regarding the relationships between individuals and the institutions governing them, which are viewed as critical to the well-being of humanity and the character of being human. This publication considers these issues of justice at the national, regional, and international levels by analysing civil, political, economic and social rights aspects.
Author : European Commission for Democracy through Law
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 31,71 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789287171344
What role do the people play in defining and developing human rights? This volume explores the very topical issue of the lack of democratic legitimisation of national and international courts and the question of whether rendering the original process of defining human rights more democratic at the national and international level would improve the degree of protection they afford. The authors venture to raise the crucial question: When can a democratic society be considered to be mature enough so as to be trusted to provide its own definition of human rights obligations?
