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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... believe that any existing approaches can effectively validate international human rights, I propose a new method for doing so. Only through cross—cultural empirical research can one discover values shared by all cultures. This book ...
... believe that any existing approaches can effectively validate international human rights, I propose a new method for doing so. Only through cross—cultural empirical research can one discover values shared by all cultures. This book ...
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... believe, fair interpretation, I show that some human rights may be compatible with relativism. Relativism is consistent with the existence of cross-cultural universals. There is no guarantee, of course, that cross—cultural universals ...
... believe, fair interpretation, I show that some human rights may be compatible with relativism. Relativism is consistent with the existence of cross-cultural universals. There is no guarantee, of course, that cross—cultural universals ...
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... believe that the reason why many of the values in the UDHR appear to be Western is that the Third World did not participate in great numbers when it was drafted. Zvobgo (1979, p. 95) maintains that, were the Declaration to be debated ...
... believe that the reason why many of the values in the UDHR appear to be Western is that the Third World did not participate in great numbers when it was drafted. Zvobgo (1979, p. 95) maintains that, were the Declaration to be debated ...
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... believe that the Declaration bears a Western imprint, this suggests that the role of government elites at international settings may not be indicative of the traditional value systems which they are supposed to represent. The problem ...
... believe that the Declaration bears a Western imprint, this suggests that the role of government elites at international settings may not be indicative of the traditional value systems which they are supposed to represent. The problem ...
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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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