Universal human rights : moral order in a divided world
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Universal human rights : moral order in a divided world
(Philosophy and the global context)
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2005
- : hardcover
- : pbk
Available at 8 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Universal Human Rights brings new clarity to the important and highly contested concept universal human rights. The Charter of the United Nations commits nearly all nations of the world to promote, to realize and take action to achieve human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, yet this formal consensus masks an underlying confusion about the philosophical basis and practical implications of rights in a world made up of radically different national communities. This collection of essays explores the foundations of universal human rights in four sections devoted to their nature, application, enforcement and limits, concluding that shared rights help to constitute a universal human community, which supports local customs and separate state sovereignty. Rights protect the benefits of cultural diversity, while recognizing the universal dignity that every human life deserves. The eleven contributors to this volume demonstrate from their very different perspectives how human rights can help to bring moral order to an otherwise divided world.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Part I: The Nature of Human Rights Chapter 3 The Structure of Arguments for Human Rights Chapter 4 Human Rights: Constitutional and International Chapter 5 Universalism and Relativism in Human Rights Part 6 Part II: The Particular in Universal Human Rights Chapter 7 Are Women Human? Feminist Reflections on "Women's Rights as Human Rights" Chapter 8 Human Rights and the Ethic of Listening Chapter 9 Rights Against Institutions: What Governments Should and Can Do Part 10 Part III: Enforcing Universal Human Rights Chapter 11 Human Rights and Humanitarian Intervention Chapter 12 Genocide and Political Responsibility Chapter 13 Human Rights and the Rule of Law: Sovereignty and the International Criminal Court Part 14 Rights in Extremis Chapter 15 Is Terrorism Ever Morally Permissible? An Inquiry into the Right to Life Chapter 16 Thwarting Suicide Terrorists: The Locus of Moral Constraints and the (Ir)Relevance of "Human Rights"
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