Imagining human rights
Why are human rights considered inviolable norms of justice although more than hundred countries around the globe violate them? This paradox seems reducible to the discrepancy between idealism and reality in humanitarian affairs, but Imagining Human Rights complicates this picture by offering interd...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin
Walter De Gruyter GmbH
[2015]
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Human rights
B Human rights (Motif) / Art / Literature / Philosophy of law |
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literature, dignity, justice, law
B PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy B Literature (General) B Philosophy (General) B Human Rights B Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence B Conference program |
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| Summary: | Why are human rights considered inviolable norms of justice although more than hundred countries around the globe violate them? This paradox seems reducible to the discrepancy between idealism and reality in humanitarian affairs, but Imagining Human Rights complicates this picture by offering interdisciplinary perspectives on the imaginary status of human rights – on their power and limitation alike. |
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| Item Description: | open access |
| ISBN: | 3110387298 |
| Access: | Open Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9783110376616 |