| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 190 pages) |
| Contents |
Preface; Part I -- The Notion of Human Rights Prior to 1789; Chapter 1 -- The Prehistory and the Context of Human Rights; Chapter 2 -- First Concepts of Human Rights; Chapter 3 -- Human Rights, Morals, and Law; Part II -- Human Rights from 1789 to 1989; Chapter 4 -- From Human Rights to Positive Law; Chapter 5 -- Human Rights, the State, and Democracy; Chapter 6 -- Politics and Law; Part III -- The Crisis in Human Rights Since 1989; Chapter 7 -- The Cold War; Chapter 8 -- Moralizing Human Rights; Chapter 9 -- Natural Right and Imposed Concepts of Man; Part IV -- Outlook |
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Chapter 10 -- Perspectives for Democratic LegitimacyChapter 11 -- Universality and Regionalization; Chapter 12 -- Repercussions from the Cold War; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Do Human Rights truly serve the people? Should citizens themselves decide democratically of what those rights consist? Or is it a decision for experts and the courts? Gret Haller argues that Human Rights must be established democratically. Drawing on the works of political philosophers from John Locke to Immanuel Kant, she explains why, from a philosophical point of view, liberty and equality need not be mutually exclusive. She outlines the history of the concept of Human Rights, shedding light on the historical development of factual rights, and compares how Human Rights are understood in |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Translated from German |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Human rights -- Philosophy
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Democracy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Human Rights.
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Democracy
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Human rights -- Philosophy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Klohr, Cynthia, 1954- translator.
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| ISBN |
9780857457875 |
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085745787X |
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