Making sense of human rights

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Titel
Making sense of human rights
Verfasserangabe
James W. Nickel
Medienart
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Person
Auflage
2. ed.
Verlag
Ort
Malden [u.a.]
Jahr
Umfang
267 p.
ISBN13
978-1-4051-4535-0
Fußnote
Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-255) and index
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Annotation
Summary:
Writing for university and law school students, Nickel (law and philosophy, Arizona State U.) makes the point that the idea of human rights makes good sense. He also believes that people should understand and feel free to appeal on the grounds of human rights. He starts with theories underlying the contemporary idea of human rights and the starting points for justifying human rights, the framework necessary to justify human rights, specific instances such as due process and terrorist emergencies, economic liberty as a fundamental freedom, social rights as human rights, the rights of minorities, and the process of making sense of human rights. He supplies significant documents that have established human rights, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)