Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice
Download or Read eBook Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice PDF written by Jack Donnelly and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Jack Donnelly |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : 0801487765 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780801487767 |
Rating | : 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice by : Jack Donnelly
Book excerpt: (unseen), $12.95. Donnelly explicates and defends an account of human rights as universal rights. Considering the competing claims of the universality, particularity, and relativity of human rights, he argues that the historical contingency and particularity of human rights is completely compatible with a conception of human rights as universal moral rights, and thus does not require the acceptance of claims of cultural relativism. The book moves between theoretical argument and historical practice. Rigorous and tightly-reasoned, material and perspectives from many disciplines are incorporated. Paper edition Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR