This book argues that human rights cannot go global without going local. This important lesson from the winding debates on universalism and particularism raises intricate questions: what are human rights after all, given the dissent surrounding their foundations, content, and scope? What are legitimate deviances from classical human rights (law) and where should we draw “red lines”?
Making a case for balancing conceptual openness and distinctness, this book addresses the key ...
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1- Introduction
Chapter 2- The Idea of Human Rights
Chapter 3- Foundational Paths
Chapter 4- The Idea of Human Rights in Global Contexts: T...
Über den Autor
Marie-Luisa Frick, born 1983 in Lienz in Austria, works as Associate Professor at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. She has pub...