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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... fact that all societies take their standards to be most desirable does not mean that they may not share some in common. So, by rendering the theory more coherent and by giving it a more generous and, I believe, fair interpretation, I ...
... fact that all societies take their standards to be most desirable does not mean that they may not share some in common. So, by rendering the theory more coherent and by giving it a more generous and, I believe, fair interpretation, I ...
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... , their own indigenous normative standard as well. Some will argue that governments that engage in a consistent pattern of human—rights abuses do not support any universal standard. But this argument is spurious. The fact that.
... , their own indigenous normative standard as well. Some will argue that governments that engage in a consistent pattern of human—rights abuses do not support any universal standard. But this argument is spurious. The fact that.
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... fact that elites ignore important rules for reasons of political expediency does not prove that the people in that society reject the rules. So, although the practice of states may leave much to be desired, as far as respect for human ...
... fact that elites ignore important rules for reasons of political expediency does not prove that the people in that society reject the rules. So, although the practice of states may leave much to be desired, as far as respect for human ...
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... fact that these rights were implicitly recognized at all indicates a commitment to what are called collective rights, as opposed to individual rights. According to some commentators, this commitment supposedly contributed to the failure ...
... fact that these rights were implicitly recognized at all indicates a commitment to what are called collective rights, as opposed to individual rights. According to some commentators, this commitment supposedly contributed to the failure ...
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... fact, within a state's domestic jurisdiction. Even if the issue were one traditionally viewed as “domestic,” the impetus behind the movement to establish international human rights necessarily required a shift in thinking. What was ...
... fact, within a state's domestic jurisdiction. Even if the issue were one traditionally viewed as “domestic,” the impetus behind the movement to establish international human rights necessarily required a shift in thinking. What was ...
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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