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Making sense of human rights / James W. Nickel.

Av: Språk: Engelska Utgivningsuppgift: Oxford : Blackwell, cop. 2007Utgåva: 2. edBeskrivning: 267 sISBN:
  • 9781405145350
  • 1405145358
  • 9781405145343
  • 140514534X
Ämnen: DDK-klassifikation:
  • 341.48 22
Annan klassifikation:
  • Oc.01
Innehåll:
Introduction -- The contemporary idea of human rights -- Human rights as rights -- Making sense of human rights -- Starting points for justifying human rights -- A framework for justifying specific rights -- The list question -- Due process rights and terrorist emergencies -- Economic liberties as fundamental freedoms -- Social rights as human rights -- Minority rights -- Eight responses to the relativist -- The good sense in human rights -- App. 1: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- App. 2: The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms -- App. 3: The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights -- App. 4: The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
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This fully revised and extended edition of James Nickel's classic study explains and defends the contemporary conception of human rights. Combining philosophical, legal and political approaches, Nickel explains international human rights law and addresses questions of justification and feasibility.

New, revised edition of James Nickel's classic study.
Explains and defends the conception of human rights found in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and subsequent treaties in a clear and lively style.
Covers fundamental freedoms, due process rights, social rights, and minority rights.
Updated throughout to include developments in law, politics, and theory since the publication of the first edition.
New features for this edition include an extensive bibliography and a chapter on human rights and terrorism.

Previous ed.: Berkeley, Calif.; London: University of California Press, 1987

Introduction -- The contemporary idea of human rights -- Human rights as rights -- Making sense of human rights -- Starting points for justifying human rights -- A framework for justifying specific rights -- The list question -- Due process rights and terrorist emergencies -- Economic liberties as fundamental freedoms -- Social rights as human rights -- Minority rights -- Eight responses to the relativist -- The good sense in human rights -- App. 1: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- App. 2: The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms -- App. 3: The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights -- App. 4: The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Innehållsförteckning levererad av Syndetics

  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 1 The Contemporary Idea of Human Rights (p. 7)
  • 2 Human Rights as Rights (p. 22)
  • 3 Making Sense of Human Rights (p. 35)
  • 4 Starting Points for Justifying Human Rights (p. 53)
  • 5 A Framework for Justifying Specific Rights (p. 70)
  • 6 The List Question (p. 92)
  • 7 Due Process Rights and Terrorist Emergencies (p. 106)
  • 8 Economic Liberties as Fundamental Freedoms (p. 123)
  • 9 Social Rights as Human Rights (p. 137)
  • 10 Minority Rights (p. 154)
  • 11 Eight Responses to the Relativist (p. 168)
  • 12 The Good Sense in Human Rights (p. 185)
  • Appendix 1 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (p. 191)
  • Appendix 2 The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (p. 198)
  • Appendix 3 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (p. 213)
  • Appendix 4 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (p. 232)
  • Bibliography and References (p. 243)
  • Index (p. 256)