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Human rights and their limits /
Human Rights and their Limits shows that the concept of human rights has developed in waves: each call for rights served the purpose of social groups that tried to stop further proliferation of rights once their own goals were reached. While defending the universality of human rights as norms of beh...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge [U.K.] ; New York, N.Y. :
Cambridge University Press,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Human Rights and their Limits shows that the concept of human rights has developed in waves: each call for rights served the purpose of social groups that tried to stop further proliferation of rights once their own goals were reached. While defending the universality of human rights as norms of behavior, Osiatyński admits that the philosophy on human rights does not need to be universal. Instead he suggests that the enjoyment of social rights should be contingent upon the recipient's contribution to society. He calls for a 'soft universalism' that will not impose rights on others but will share the experience of freedom and help the victims of violations. Although a state of unlimited democracy threatens rights, the excess of rights can limit resources indispensable for democracy. This book argues that, although rights are a prerequisite of freedom, they should be balanced with other values that are indispensable for social harmony and personal happiness. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 241 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-231) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511651830 051165183X 9780511808333 051180833X 9780511631467 0511631464 9780511632679 0511632673 9780511633874 0511633874 9780511647758 0511647751 9780511699481 0511699484 9781282393790 1282393790 |