International Human Rights: Universalism Versus RelativismQuid Pro Books, 2013 International Human Rights is a classic socio-legal study of the incompatibility and possible reconciliation of competing views of culture relativism and absolute fundamental human rights. It features prodigious research and insight that is much cited by academics and human rights lawyers and activists over two decades. Quality ebook edition features active Contents, linked notes, and proper presentation of text and charts. Are human rights universal? Universalists and cultural relativists have long been debating this question. In INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS, Alison Dundes Renteln reconciles the two positions and argues that, within the vast array of cultural practices and values, it is possible to create structural equivalents to rights in all societies. She poses that empirical cross-cultural research can reveal universal human rights standards, then demonstrates it through an analysis of the concept of measured retribution. INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS provides an unusual combination of abstract theory and empirical evidence. It will interest scholars and students in political science, sociology, anthropology, peace studies, cross-cultural research, and philosophy, as well as human rights activists. |
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... According to the AAA, it was impossible to maintain that the Declaration would apply to all human beings, while at the same time only incorporating values which are prevalent in the West. In order to be truly “universal” the AAA held ...
... According to the AAA, it was impossible to maintain that the Declaration would apply to all human beings, while at the same time only incorporating values which are prevalent in the West. In order to be truly “universal” the AAA held ...
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... According to Sophocles (1974), King Creon reproaches Antigone for having given her brother a burial, contrary to the law of the city (because her brother had fought against the polis).She responds that she was obligated to follow a ...
... According to Sophocles (1974), King Creon reproaches Antigone for having given her brother a burial, contrary to the law of the city (because her brother had fought against the polis).She responds that she was obligated to follow a ...
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... According to Tolley, “For the first time some nation states became regularly accountable (to) an international body for mistreatment of individuals subject to their rule” (1982, p. 2). The principle behind the mandates system has ...
... According to Tolley, “For the first time some nation states became regularly accountable (to) an international body for mistreatment of individuals subject to their rule” (1982, p. 2). The principle behind the mandates system has ...
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... According to some commentators, this commitment supposedly contributed to the failure of the League (Szabo, 1982, p. 21). In any event, the League was mostly ineffectual. Even the most heinous crimes against humanity, such as those ...
... According to some commentators, this commitment supposedly contributed to the failure of the League (Szabo, 1982, p. 21). In any event, the League was mostly ineffectual. Even the most heinous crimes against humanity, such as those ...
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... According to Article 60 of the UN Charter, the General Assembly may decide questions directly itself in plenary sessions or rely on a report from one of the Assembly's seven main committees (Schwelb & Alston, 1982, p. 232). Ordinarily ...
... According to Article 60 of the UN Charter, the General Assembly may decide questions directly itself in plenary sessions or rely on a report from one of the Assembly's seven main committees (Schwelb & Alston, 1982, p. 232). Ordinarily ...
Alte ediții - Afișează-le pe toate
International Human Rights Law: Cases, Materials, Commentary Olivier De Schutter Previzualizare limitată - 2014 |
International Human Rights Law: Cases, Materials, Commentary Olivier De Schutter Previzualizare limitată - 2014 |
International Human Rights: Universalism Versus Relativism Alison Dundes Renteln Vizualizare fragmente - 1990 |
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