An edition of The challenge of human rights
(2006)
The challenge of human rights
origin, development, and significance
by Mahoney, John, John Mahoney, and Jack Mahoney
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History, Human rights, Philosophy, International Relations - General, Political Science, Politics / Current Events, Politics/International Relations, Political Freedom & Security - Human Rights, Political Advocacy, Political Science / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights, Movements - Humanism, Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights, Droits de l'homme (Droit international), Direitos humanos (filosofia;historia), Menschenrecht, Histoire, Globalisierung, Philosophie, Direitos humanos (filosofia;história), Political freedom & security, Human rights--history, Human rights--philosophy, Jc571 .m25 2007, 323| Edition | Availability |
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The challenge of human rights: origin, development, and significance
2007, Blackwell Pub.
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The Challenge of Human Rights: Their Origin, Development, and Significance
October 1, 2006, Blackwell Publishing Limited
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in English
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The Challenge of Human Rights: Their Origin, Development, and Significance
October 1, 2006, Blackwell Publishing Limited
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Table of Contents
Human rights in history. The ancient classical world. The world of the Bible. The mediaeval world. Renaissance and Reformation thought. Hobbes and Rousseau. Revolution in England. American independence. The French declaration of the rights of man. English resistance to human rights. German developments : Kant and Marx
The modern human rights movement. The charter of the United Nations Organisation. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Continental developments. The 1993 Vienna World Conference on Human Rights. Wider human rights developments. British developments. Conclusion
Clarifying human rights. Some useful distinctions. Rights and duties. The proliferation of rights. Individuals-in-society. Social divisiveness. Ethical imperialism? A challenge to all cultures. The strengths of human rights
Establishing human rights. A matter of belief. An essential requirement. The nature of persons. Intuitionist approaches. Human dignity. "The wonder of our being." Major opponents. Conclusion
The globalising of human rights. Global expansion. Seeking a global ethic. Cultural relativism. Global human rights. Towards cosmopolitanism. The inadequacies of states. "Principled" cosmopolitanism. Human solidarity.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-204) and index.
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