The Philosophy of Human Rights

Contemporary Controversies
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-11-026339-8
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 564 g

The notion of “human rights” is widely used in political and moral discussions. The core idea, that all human beings have some inalienable basic rights, is appealing and has an eminently practical function: It allows moral criticism of various wrongs and calls for action in order to prevent them. On the other hand it is unclear what exactly a human right is. Human rights lack a convincing conceptual foundation that would be able to compel the wrong-doer to accept human rights claims as well-founded. Hence the practical function faces theoretical doubts.The present collection takes up the tension between the wide political use of human rights claims and the intellectual skepticism about them. In particular two major issues are identified that call for conceptual clarification in order to better understand human rights claims both in theory and in practice: the question of how to justify human rights and the tension between universal normative claims and particular moralities.

Zielgruppe

Academics, Institutes, Libraries

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heilinger, Jan-Christoph

Ernst, Gerhard

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik

Über Autor(innen)

Heilinger, Jan-Christoph
Jan-Christoph Heilinger, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Ernst, Gerhard
Gerhard Ernst, University of Stuttgart, Germany

Gerhard Ernst, University of Stuttgart, Germany; Jan-Christoph Heilinger, University of Zurich, Switzerland