| Universal Human Rights: Moral Order in a Divided World Contributor(s): Reidy, David a. (Editor), Sellers, Mortimer N. S. (Editor), May, Larry (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0742548619 ISBN-13: 9780742548619 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $53.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: Universal Human Rights brings new clarity to the important and highly contested concept of universal human rights. 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. 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. Visit our website for sample chapters! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Human Rights |
| Dewey: 323 |
| LCCN: 2005002652 |
| Series: Philosophy and the Global Context (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.7" W x 8.8" (0.75 lbs) 246 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |