A Philosophical Introduction to Human Rights

AvThomas Mertens

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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While almost everyone has heard of human rights, few will have reflected in depth on what human rights are, where they originate from and what they mean. A Philosophical Introduction to Human Rights - accessibly written without being superficial - addresses these questions and provides a multifaceted introduction to legal philosophy. The point of departure is the famous 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which provides a frame for engagement with western legal philosophy. Thomas Mertens sketches the philosophical and historical background of the Declaration, discusses the ten most important human rights with the help of key philosophers, and ends by reflecting on the relationship between rights and duties. The basso continuo of the book is a particular world view derived from Immanuel Kant. 'Unsocial sociability' is what characterises humans, i.e. the tension between man's individual and social nature. Some human rights emphasize the first, others the second aspect. The tension between these two aspects plays a fundamental role in how human rights are interpreted and applied.

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Utgivningsdatum:2020-09-24
Mått:174 x 250 x 20 mm
Vikt:670 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Law in Context
Antal sidor:310
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781108416313

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Thomas Mertens is a specialist on the relationship between law and morality. He has published extensively on human rights, Kant's moral and legal philosophy, the just war tradition and law and morality in Nazi-Germany. He teaches at Radboud University Nijmegen and has also held adjacent positions at Leiden University and Catholic University Leuven.

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'Thomas Mertens has long been admired as a political and legal philosopher, equally at home in Anglo-American and German thought, who writes with unusual insight about the most important issues in his field. His argument in this book is that human rights are central to the great debates of philosophy of law and it will persuade its audience by the clarity of its exposition and by its adroit and effective use of real-world examples.' David Dyzenhaus, University Professor of Law and Philosophy, University of Toronto

Innehållsförteckning

1. Legal philosophy and human rights; Part I. Backgrounds of the universal declaration; 2. The political and juridical context of the universal declaration; 3. The philosophical context of the universal declaration; 4. Human dignity; 5. Intermezzo I; Part II. Negative freedom: 6. Everyone has the right to life; 7. No one shall be subjected to torture; 8. No one shall be unfairly punished; 9. Everyone has the right to their own space; 10. Everyone has the right to property; Part III. Positive freedom; 11. Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country; 12. Everyone has the right to 'nationality'; 13. Everyone has the right to belong; 14. Everyone has the right to a decent standard of living; 15. Everyone has the right to international legal protection; Part IV. Duties and virtues: 16. Intermezzo II; 17. Everyone has the duty to obedience; 18. Everyone has the duty to behave with moderation.