RT Article
T1 Sovereignty and Human Rights: A Comparison Between Western Liberal and Chinese Marxist Traditions
JF Political theology
VO 23
IS 1/2
SP 13
OP 28
A1 Boer, Roland
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1796007331
AB This study offers a comparison between the “rooted universals” of Western liberal and Chinese Marxist approaches to human rights. I begin with sovereignty, which is redefined in formerly colonized countries as anti-colonial sovereignty, predicated on mutual non-interference in the affairs of other states. From here, I analyze the Western liberal tradition, which arose from a unique legal tradition and its connection with private property, leading to a restricted emphasis on civil and political rights. The Chinese Marxist tradition differs, basing itself on anti-colonial sovereignty and emphasizing the core right to socioeconomic well-being, from which flow a range of further rights. The article closes with the point that it is necessary to understand and appreciate these different traditions in a global situation.
K1 socioeconomic well-being
K1 Chinese Marxist tradition
K1 Western liberal tradition
K1 Anti-colonialism
K1 Universals
K1 Human Rights
K1 Sovereignty
DO 10.1080/1462317X.2021.1932341