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McGrogan, David

 
9781526131829: Critical Theory and Human Rights: From Compassion to Coercion
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 152613182X ISBN 13 : 9781526131829
Editeur : Manchester University Press, 2021

Synopsis

This book describes how human rights have given rise to a vision of benevolent governance that, if fully realised, would be antithetical to individual freedom. It describes human rights' evolution into a grand but nebulous project, rooted in compassion, with the overarching aim of improving universal welfare by defining the conditions of human well-being and imposing obligations on the state and other actors to realise them. This gives rise to a form of managerialism, preoccupied with measuring and improving the 'human rights performance' of the state, businesses and so on. The ultimate result is the 'governmentalisation' of a pastoral form of global human rights governance, in which power is exercised for the general good, moulded by a complex regulatory sphere which shapes the field of action for the individual at every turn. This, unsurprisingly, does not appeal to rights-holders themselves.

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À propos de l'auteur

David McGrogan is Associate Professor of Law at Northumbria Law School

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Éditeur
Manchester University Press
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
152613182X
ISBN 13 
9781526131829
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
280
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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