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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... societies ' moral systems center on rights . Much of the debate has tended to revolve around such linguistic questions . Many peoples do not , of course , speak English and have no tradition of Enlightenment ideas , which means that ...
... societies ' moral systems center on rights . Much of the debate has tended to revolve around such linguistic questions . Many peoples do not , of course , speak English and have no tradition of Enlightenment ideas , which means that ...
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... Societies have various restrictions con- cerning time . In Albania , for instance , there was the rule of " boiling blood . " This means that any member of the victim's tribe had twenty - four hours to kill a man from the murderer's ...
... Societies have various restrictions con- cerning time . In Albania , for instance , there was the rule of " boiling blood . " This means that any member of the victim's tribe had twenty - four hours to kill a man from the murderer's ...
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... societies . Perhaps a consideration of retribution as a form of negative reciprocity will shed light on this . Some have claimed that reciprocity is a fundamental charac- teristic of all societies ( Malinowski , 1949 ; Mauss , 1954 ) ...
... societies . Perhaps a consideration of retribution as a form of negative reciprocity will shed light on this . Some have claimed that reciprocity is a fundamental charac- teristic of all societies ( Malinowski , 1949 ; Mauss , 1954 ) ...
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The Development of International HumanRights Standards | 17 |
The Concept of Human Rights | 39 |
Relativism Revisited | 61 |
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