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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461685603321

Autore

Cotesta Vittorio <1944->

Titolo

Global society and human rights [[electronic resource] /] / by Vittorio Cotesta ; translated by Matthew D'Auria

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, c2012

ISBN

1-280-49642-8

9786613591654

90-04-22563-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (187 p.)

Collana

International comparative social studies, , 1586-4474 ; ; v. 28

Altri autori (Persone)

D'AuriaMatthew

Disciplina

323

Soggetti

Human rights and globalization

Human rights - Social aspects

Human rights - Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Original edition: Società globale e diritti umani. Rubbettino, 2008.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Knowledge transmission and universality of man in global society -- The other and the paradoxes of universalism -- Religion, human rights, and political conflicts -- Europe : common values and a common identity -- The public sphere and political space -- America and Europe : Carl Schmitt and Alexis de Tocqueville -- Identity and human rights : a glance at Europe from afar -- Human rights, universalism, and cosmopolitanism.

Sommario/riassunto

Global Society and Human Rights tries to grasp and reconstruct the processes of global unification and the shaping of a common feeling of humanity: the conviction, in different cultural contexts, of the unity of mankind and the existence of inalienable human rights. Contrary to the past, the quest for the unity of mankind does not imply the denial of differences; on the contrary, it brings to light the common traits of the social and political organizations from which the potential recognition and the assertion of individual differences arise. The basic claim set forth in this book is that global society could be the context for the actual assertion of human rights.