Human Rights: Confronting Myths and Misunderstandings - Couverture souple

Fagan, Andrew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1849809828 ISBN 13 : 9781849809825

Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

This comprehensive book offers both an introduction and a critical analysis of enduring themes and issues in the contemporary theory and practice of human rights. Providing a multi-disciplinary analysis, it engages with philosophical, political and social approaches to the subject of human rights.

Andrew Fagan argues that the moral authority and practical efficacy of human rights are adversely affected by a range of myths and misunderstandings - from claims regarding the moral status of human rights as a fully comprehensive moral doctrine to the view that the possession of rights is antithetical to recognising the importance of moral duties. The author also examines the claim made by some that human rights ultimately only exists as legal phenomena and that nation-states are inherently hostile to the spirit of human rights. This book will challenge people to reconsider their understanding of human rights as a global moral outlook.

This monograph will become essential reading for both postgraduate and undergraduate students interested in the field of human rights. It will also be invaluable to academics, researchers and human rights practitioners involved in the human rights debate.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Andrew Fagan, Deputy Director, Human Rights Centre, University of Essex, UK

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1849809828
• ISBN 13: 9781849809825
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible