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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... position is that universals are, in any case, preferable to absolutes. Even if there may not be a universal commitment to a certain value, a consensus could emerge with respect to that value. Absolutes, by definition, are not subject to ...
... position is that universals are, in any case, preferable to absolutes. Even if there may not be a universal commitment to a certain value, a consensus could emerge with respect to that value. Absolutes, by definition, are not subject to ...
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... position was declining and foreshadowed the creation of stronger human-rights bodies, more expansive in their coverage and approach. UNITED NATIONS MACHINERY The Charter specified institutions empowered to promote human rights (for a ...
... position was declining and foreshadowed the creation of stronger human-rights bodies, more expansive in their coverage and approach. UNITED NATIONS MACHINERY The Charter specified institutions empowered to promote human rights (for a ...
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... position is that the norms of the UDHR have become binding as part of customary international law, legal principles of the so-called civilized nations. This makes the standards applicable to all nations, whether or not they have ...
... position is that the norms of the UDHR have become binding as part of customary international law, legal principles of the so-called civilized nations. This makes the standards applicable to all nations, whether or not they have ...
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... position officially taken at the fifth session of the General Assembly. A year later, however, in response to Western pressure, the Assembly reversed itself, concluding that it was, after all, preferable to draft two separate ...
... position officially taken at the fifth session of the General Assembly. A year later, however, in response to Western pressure, the Assembly reversed itself, concluding that it was, after all, preferable to draft two separate ...
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... positions of their nationals do so accurately? Do indigenous perceptions of human rights correspond to the viewpoints expressed by elites in the context of UN debates? If not, then the standard argument advanced by international lawyers ...
... positions of their nationals do so accurately? Do indigenous perceptions of human rights correspond to the viewpoints expressed by elites in the context of UN debates? If not, then the standard argument advanced by international lawyers ...
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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