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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... present Charter shall authorize the United Nations to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state or shall require the members to submit such matters to settlement under the present Charter ...
... present Charter shall authorize the United Nations to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state or shall require the members to submit such matters to settlement under the present Charter ...
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... present a set of ideals —of universal ideals on the limits of governmental authority, of goals to be attained, above all, to guarantee the individual respect for his dignity and a life of freedom from fear.... Is it not a truly ...
... present a set of ideals —of universal ideals on the limits of governmental authority, of goals to be attained, above all, to guarantee the individual respect for his dignity and a life of freedom from fear.... Is it not a truly ...
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... present their own claims in international human-rights forums. It is part of the changed thinking in international circles that the individual has become a subject and not merely an object of international law. By 1986 only 18 states ...
... present their own claims in international human-rights forums. It is part of the changed thinking in international circles that the individual has become a subject and not merely an object of international law. By 1986 only 18 states ...
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... present a problem. To the extent that regional standards conflict with international ones, claims to universality may be jeopardized. It is precisely this issue which lies at the heart of the entire human— rights movement, namely the ...
... present a problem. To the extent that regional standards conflict with international ones, claims to universality may be jeopardized. It is precisely this issue which lies at the heart of the entire human— rights movement, namely the ...
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... present some classic definitions of human rights, followed by a discussion of some of the traditional Western sources from which human rights are thought to be derived, which concludes that those sources are lacking. The underlying ...
... present some classic definitions of human rights, followed by a discussion of some of the traditional Western sources from which human rights are thought to be derived, which concludes that those sources are lacking. The underlying ...
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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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