International Human Rights: Universalism Versus RelativismThe 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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First , they say it is impractical to try to find an exactly equivalent response . This objection depends on the second which is that the lex talionis is repressive because it does not take into account varying circumstances .
First , they say it is impractical to try to find an exactly equivalent response . This objection depends on the second which is that the lex talionis is repressive because it does not take into account varying circumstances .
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His reasoning is that it is only when the revenge is not equivalent to the initial injury that a feud is instigated . According to Pospisil , Hostile acts consisting of an injury and of an equivalent revenge that is accepted as final by ...
His reasoning is that it is only when the revenge is not equivalent to the initial injury that a feud is instigated . According to Pospisil , Hostile acts consisting of an injury and of an equivalent revenge that is accepted as final by ...
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the principle of retribution requires that someone of equivalent stature , age , and the same gender be killed . This means that the group to which the original offender belongs is collectively responsible for the act and must be ...
the principle of retribution requires that someone of equivalent stature , age , and the same gender be killed . This means that the group to which the original offender belongs is collectively responsible for the act and must be ...
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Acknowledgments | 7 |
The Concept of Human Rights | 39 |
Relativism Revisited | 61 |
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| Titlu | International Human Rights: Universalism Versus Relativism Volumul 6 din Frontiers of Anthropology |
| Autor | Alison Dundes Renteln |
| Ediție | ilustrată |
| Editor | SAGE Publications, 1990 |
| Exemplar original de la | Universitatea din Michigan |
| Scanată la | 13 oct. 2008 |
| ISBN | 0803935056, 9780803935051 |
| Lungime | 208 pagini |
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