Who Believes in Human Rights?

Reflections on the European Convention

AvMarie-Bénédicte Dembour,William Twining

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

Many people believe passionately in human rights. Others - Bentham, Marx, cultural relativists and some feminists amongst them - dismiss the concept of human rights as practically and conceptually inadequate. This book reviews these classical critiques and shows how their insights are reflected in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. At one level an original, accessible and insightful legal commentary on the European Convention, this book is also a groundbreaking work of theory which challenges human rights orthodoxy. Its novel identification of four human rights schools proposes that we alternatively conceive of these rights as given (natural school), agreed upon (deliberative school), fought for (protest school) and talked about (discourse school). Which of these concepts we adopt is determined by particular ways in which we believe, or do not believe, in human rights.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-10-19
Mått:153 x 229 x 21 mm
Vikt:553 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Law in Context
Antal sidor:340
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521683074

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Folkrätt inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

Senior Lecturer in Law at the Sussex Law School, University of Sussex.

Recensioner i media

'There are thousands of books on human rights, hundreds on human rights law. This one will stand out as one of the very best.' Adam Tomkins, John Millar Professor of Public Law, University of Glasgow

Innehållsförteckning

Table of cases; 1. Introduction; 2. The Convention in outline; 3. The Convention in a realist light; 4. The Convention in a utilitarian light; 5. The Convention in a Marxist light; 6. The Convention in a particularist light; 7. The Convention in a feminist light; 8. The human rights creed in four schools; 9. Conclusion: In praise of human rights nihilism; Appendices; Select bibliography; Index.

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Who Believes in Human Rights?

Reflections on the European Convention

AvMarie-Bénédicte Dembour,William Twining

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

Del i serien Law in Context

969 kr

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Beskrivning

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-10-19
Mått:153 x 229 x 21 mm
Vikt:553 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Law in Context
Antal sidor:340
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521683074

Utforska kategorier

Folkrätt inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

Senior Lecturer in Law at the Sussex Law School, University of Sussex.

Recensioner i media

'There are thousands of books on human rights, hundreds on human rights law. This one will stand out as one of the very best.' Adam Tomkins, John Millar Professor of Public Law, University of Glasgow

Innehållsförteckning

Table of cases; 1. Introduction; 2. The Convention in outline; 3. The Convention in a realist light; 4. The Convention in a utilitarian light; 5. The Convention in a Marxist light; 6. The Convention in a particularist light; 7. The Convention in a feminist light; 8. The human rights creed in four schools; 9. Conclusion: In praise of human rights nihilism; Appendices; Select bibliography; Index.