Universal Human Rights Moral Order in a Divided World |
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| Editor:
| Reidy, David A.
Sellers, Mortimer N. S. |
| Contribution by:
| May, Larry
Henley, Kenneth
MacLeod, Alistair
Martin, Rex
Duquette, David
Peach, Lucinda
Stacy, Helen
Nelson, William
Kim, Suzy
Nathanson, Stephen
Schonsheck, Jonathan |
| Series title: | Philosophy and the Global Context Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7425-4861-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2005 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $54.00 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionUniversal 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.