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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... fact , been its ef- forts to investigate human - rights violations through fact finding . Alarmed by the Subcommission's " radical " nature , the Commission tried to abolish it in 1951 but was prevented from doing so by the General ...
... fact , been its ef- forts to investigate human - rights violations through fact finding . Alarmed by the Subcommission's " radical " nature , the Commission tried to abolish it in 1951 but was prevented from doing so by the General ...
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... fact of cultural relativism ( 1955 , p . 782 ) , and Brandt ( 1967 , p . 75 ) and Frankena ( 1973 , p . 109 ) call this " descriptive ethical relativism . The point of contention is that whereas Schmidt ( correctly ) takes moral dif ...
... fact of cultural relativism ( 1955 , p . 782 ) , and Brandt ( 1967 , p . 75 ) and Frankena ( 1973 , p . 109 ) call this " descriptive ethical relativism . The point of contention is that whereas Schmidt ( correctly ) takes moral dif ...
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... fact that cultural conditioning necessarily leads the members of any given community to prefer their own value system above all others . ( 1953b , p . 690 ) Herskovits's failure to locate the power of relativism in enculturation has led ...
... fact that cultural conditioning necessarily leads the members of any given community to prefer their own value system above all others . ( 1953b , p . 690 ) Herskovits's failure to locate the power of relativism in enculturation has led ...
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The Development of International HumanRights Standards | 17 |
The Concept of Human Rights | 39 |
Relativism Revisited | 61 |
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