International Human Rights: Universalism Versus RelativismSAGE Publications, 1990 - 205 pagini The universality of international human rights has been an enduring issue. This volume argues that the positions of universalists and cultural relativists are not diametrically opposed and that it is possible to demonstrate, empirically and cross-culturally, the existence of worldwide human rights. This anthropological look at a long-standing legal and philosophical issue will be of value to scholars and human rights activists alike. |
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... crime , that its severity should be proportionate to the gravity of the crime . The source of disagreement between Primorac and Mitias ap- pears to be over the breadth of interpretation of the lex talionis . The real principle necessary ...
... crime , that its severity should be proportionate to the gravity of the crime . The source of disagreement between Primorac and Mitias ap- pears to be over the breadth of interpretation of the lex talionis . The real principle necessary ...
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... crime in that its gravity is propor- tionate to that of the crime , which he repudiates . ( 1984 , p . 84 ) Mitias and other retributivists who question the necessity of lex talionis generally raise two objections . First , they say it ...
... crime in that its gravity is propor- tionate to that of the crime , which he repudiates . ( 1984 , p . 84 ) Mitias and other retributivists who question the necessity of lex talionis generally raise two objections . First , they say it ...
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... crime worthy of death , " they said , " we shoot him , or chop off his head ; but we do not tell him first that we are going to do so " ( 1924 , Vol . 1 , p . 190 ) . It seems that all cultures have mechanisms which are intended to ...
... crime worthy of death , " they said , " we shoot him , or chop off his head ; but we do not tell him first that we are going to do so " ( 1924 , Vol . 1 , p . 190 ) . It seems that all cultures have mechanisms which are intended to ...
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The Development of International HumanRights Standards | 17 |
The Concept of Human Rights | 39 |
Relativism Revisited | 61 |
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