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Legal rights : historical and philosophical perspectives /

The idea of legal rights today enjoys virtually universal appeal, yet all too often the meaning and significance of rights are poorly understood. The purpose of this volume is to clarify the subject of legal rights by drawing on both historical and philosophical legal scholarship to bridge the gap b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sarat, Austin, Kearns, Thomas R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 1997.
Colección:Amherst series in law, jurisprudence, and social thought.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The idea of legal rights today enjoys virtually universal appeal, yet all too often the meaning and significance of rights are poorly understood. The purpose of this volume is to clarify the subject of legal rights by drawing on both historical and philosophical legal scholarship to bridge the gap between these two genres--a gap that has divorced abstract and normative treatments of rights from an understanding of their particular social and cultural contexts. Legal Rights: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives shows that the meaning and extent of rights has been dramatically expanded in.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780472023615
0472023616
1282437755
9781282437753
9786612437755
6612437758