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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... individuals have contributed to the genesis of this work. I wish to thank Frank C. Newman for sparking my interest in many areas of international human rights and Philip Alston for helping me focus on some of the more controversial ...
... individuals have contributed to the genesis of this work. I wish to thank Frank C. Newman for sparking my interest in many areas of international human rights and Philip Alston for helping me focus on some of the more controversial ...
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... individuals simply by virtue of their status as human beings. Of course, the underlying assumptions are a common view of human nature and an agreed-upon ranking of priorities with respect to basic human needs. It is by no means clear ...
... individuals simply by virtue of their status as human beings. Of course, the underlying assumptions are a common view of human nature and an agreed-upon ranking of priorities with respect to basic human needs. It is by no means clear ...
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... individuals who drafted the original human—rights documents, they laid the groundwork for subsequent and inevitable conflict. Moreover, the question that must be borne in mind throughout any discussion of the possible consensus on norms ...
... individuals who drafted the original human—rights documents, they laid the groundwork for subsequent and inevitable conflict. Moreover, the question that must be borne in mind throughout any discussion of the possible consensus on norms ...
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... INDIVIDUAL In the history of Western civilization prior to World War II, there were efforts of various kinds to promote individual rights at the national level. Western nations promulgated such documents as the English Magna Carta (1215) ...
... INDIVIDUAL In the history of Western civilization prior to World War II, there were efforts of various kinds to promote individual rights at the national level. Western nations promulgated such documents as the English Magna Carta (1215) ...
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... individual rights. Most important were the Geneva Conventions of 1864, 1907, and 1929 which protected the rights of ... individuals with grievances were entitled to bring claims before the League Council. According to Tolley, “For the ...
... individual rights. Most important were the Geneva Conventions of 1864, 1907, and 1929 which protected the rights of ... individuals with grievances were entitled to bring claims before the League Council. According to Tolley, “For the ...
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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