Human rights: concept and context

by Orend, Brian

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"What are human rights? What justifies us in believing we have them? What are rights-holders and duty-bearers? Who should bear the costs and responsibilities for making human rights real? Why have some criticized the human rights perspective? And how can those supportive of human rights best respond? These and other conceptual issues are discussed in full in the first part of this book. The second part offers a detailed account of how the human rights idea came to be such a powerful force in th…

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  • Full title :Human rights : concept and context / Brian Orend.

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"What are human rights? What justifies us in believing we have them? What are rights-holders and duty-bearers? Who should bear the costs and responsibilities for making human rights real? Why have some criticized the human rights perspective? And how can those supportive of human rights best respond? These and other conceptual issues are discussed in full in the first part of this book. The second part offers a detailed account of how the human rights idea came to be such a powerful force in the contemporary world; it traces the evolution of human rights from their origins to their present position in our daily lives, in political struggles, and in both national and international law."--Résumé de l'éditeur

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2002.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Broadview Press
  • Place of Publication:Peterborough, Ont
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2002.

Notes

In dèsLibris.

Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 20 juin 2011).

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 ressource en ligne (1 texte électronique (272 pages))

Edition Identifiers

  • oclc:on1132182419
  • LC Classification:JC571
  • Dewey Decimal:323

Subjects

Civil rights Civil Rights -- history Droits de l'homme Droits de l'homme -- Histoire Droits de l'homme (Droit international) History Human rights

Writers

Orend, Brian

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