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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... existence is asserted by human rights advocates and denied by cultural relativists. Universalists merely presume the validity of human rights, which abnegates the need for justification. Relativists reject the possibility that there can ...
... existence is asserted by human rights advocates and denied by cultural relativists. Universalists merely presume the validity of human rights, which abnegates the need for justification. Relativists reject the possibility that there can ...
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... existence of human rights will not be fruitful. Even if non—Western societies do not express moral concerns in a framework of human rights, they may nonetheless address them in some other conceptual framework. It becomes necessary to ...
... existence of human rights will not be fruitful. Even if non—Western societies do not express moral concerns in a framework of human rights, they may nonetheless address them in some other conceptual framework. It becomes necessary to ...
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... existence of universal human rights in the face of cultural diversity. Whether non-Western societies have human rights remains to be seen. The literature is not helpful here since many writers simply assert the presence or absence of ...
... existence of universal human rights in the face of cultural diversity. Whether non-Western societies have human rights remains to be seen. The literature is not helpful here since many writers simply assert the presence or absence of ...
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... existence of cross-cultural universals. There is no guarantee, of course, that cross—cultural universals will be found to support the international human—rights standards most important to either Westerners or non-Westerners. For ...
... existence of cross-cultural universals. There is no guarantee, of course, that cross—cultural universals will be found to support the international human—rights standards most important to either Westerners or non-Westerners. For ...
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... existence of a universally embraced moral principle would provide a muchneeded foundation for certain human rights. If this theoretical approach can lead to the justification of particular ethical values that serve to ensure the humane ...
... existence of a universally embraced moral principle would provide a muchneeded foundation for certain human rights. If this theoretical approach can lead to the justification of particular ethical values that serve to ensure the humane ...
Alte ediții - Afișează-le pe toate
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 |
International Human Rights: Universalism Versus Relativism Alison Dundes Renteln Vizualizare fragmente - 1990 |
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