The Meanings of Rights: The Philosophy and Social Theory of Human Rights

Does the apparent victory, universality and ubiquity of the idea of rights indicate that such rights have...
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Author: Costas Douzinas
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Language: English
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The Meanings of Rights: The Philosophy and Social Theory of Human Rights by Douzinas, Costas

The Meanings of Rights: The Philosophy and Social Theory of Human Rights

$79.25

The Meanings of Rights: The Philosophy and Social Theory of Human Rights

$79.25
Author: Costas Douzinas
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Does the apparent victory, universality and ubiquity of the idea of rights indicate that such rights have transcended all conflicts of interests and moved beyond the presumption that it is the clash of ideas that drives culture? Or has the rhetorical triumph of rights not been replicated in reality? The contributors to this book answer these questions in the context of an increasing wealth gap between the metropolitan elites and the rest, a chasm in income and chances between the rich and the poor, and walls which divide the comfortable middle classes from the 'underclass'. Why do these inequalities persist in our supposed human rights-abiding societies? In seeking to address the foundations, genealogies, meaning and impact of rights, this book captures some of the energy, breadth, power and paradoxes that make deployment of the language of human rights such an essential but changeable part of so many of our contemporary discourses.

Author: Costas Douzinas
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/01/2014
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781107679597

About the Author
Douzinas, Costas: - Costas Douzinas is Professor of Law and Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities. He is a leading scholar in the field of the critical study of human rights.Gearty, Conor: - Conor Gearty is Professor of Human Rights Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science and Director of the LSE's Institute of Public Affairs. He is a specialist in UK human rights law, as well as in terrorism law and civil liberties.

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