Griffin, James
On Human Rights
- ISBN 13:
- 9780199573103
- author:
- Griffin, James
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press, Usa
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 360
- Dimensions:
- 23.2 x 15.4 x 2.8 cm
- Genre:
- Ethics & moral philosophy
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
On Human Rights explores the foundations and nature of human rights, tracing their development from medieval natural law to the modern concept. James Griffin examines how the language of human rights has become debased and proposes a determinate concept based on its relation to the human status we all share.
The book considers various cases, including freedom of expression and welfare rights, to establish a substantive account of human rights with enough content to determine whether proposed rights are truly rights. Griffin's investigation sheds light on the pressing questions facing philosophers, political theorists, jurisprudents, international lawyers, and activists.
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