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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... Theory and Measurement (pp. 7—40), 1988, Macmillan and St. Martin's Press, with permission; and reproduced by permission of the American Anthropological Association from American Anthropologist, 90: 1, March 1988, not for further ...
... Theory and Measurement (pp. 7—40), 1988, Macmillan and St. Martin's Press, with permission; and reproduced by permission of the American Anthropological Association from American Anthropologist, 90: 1, March 1988, not for further ...
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... theory can adequately comprehend a right like the right to work” (Donnelly, 1982b, p. 398). If natural law is interpreted to justify {10} all human rights, inflated beyond recognition (Pocklington, 1982, pp. 77-86), then it may lose all ...
... theory can adequately comprehend a right like the right to work” (Donnelly, 1982b, p. 398). If natural law is interpreted to justify {10} all human rights, inflated beyond recognition (Pocklington, 1982, pp. 77-86), then it may lose all ...
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... theory of relativism. Unfortunately, the early cultural relativists formulated the theory in such a way that it appeared to be logically inconsistent. By arguing that relativism necessarily implied tolerance, they transformed it into a ...
... theory of relativism. Unfortunately, the early cultural relativists formulated the theory in such a way that it appeared to be logically inconsistent. By arguing that relativism necessarily implied tolerance, they transformed it into a ...
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... frequent attempts to see the adumbration of human—rights notions in early natural law theory. As this chapter focuses on the evolution of human-rights institutions, The Development of International Human-Rights Standards {17}
... frequent attempts to see the adumbration of human—rights notions in early natural law theory. As this chapter focuses on the evolution of human-rights institutions, The Development of International Human-Rights Standards {17}
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... their value systems differ from those of the West in significant ways, as can be seen in the cases of female circumcision and child labor. THE NATURE OF RIGHTS There are almost as many theories The Concept of Human Rights {39}
... their value systems differ from those of the West in significant ways, as can be seen in the cases of female circumcision and child labor. THE NATURE OF RIGHTS There are almost as many theories The Concept of Human Rights {39}
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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