03128nam 2200589 450 991055426070332120220711191550.00-226-81176-X10.7208/chicago/9780226811765(CKB)4950000000280278(DE-B1597)590423(DE-B1597)9780226811765(MiAaPQ)EBC6784885(Au-PeEL)EBL6784885(OCoLC)1283843594(OCoLC)1291507941(StDuBDS)EDZ0002755484(EXLCZ)99495000000028027820211022e20222021 fy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierModern isonomy democratic participation and human rights protection as a system of equal rights : an essay /Gerald Stourzh ; translated by Gerald Stourzh and Cynthia Peck-Kubaczek[electronic resource]Chicago :The University of Chicago Press,2022.1 online resource (192 p.)Chicago scholarship onlineTranslated from the German.This translation previously issued in print: 2021.0-226-81162-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Isonomy in Greek Antiquity -- 2. Gradations: Hierarchy in This World and the Other World -- 3. Equalizations: Ways toward Modern Isonomy in America and in France -- 4. Democracy with Adjectives -- 5. The Six Components of Modern Isonomy -- Conclusion: The Two Focal Points of Modern Isonomy -- Bibliography -- Index of NamesStourzh begins with ancient Greek thought contrasting isonomy - which is associated with the rule of the many - with 'gradated societies', oligarchies, and monarchies. He then discusses the American experiment with the development of representative democracy, as well as the French Revolution, which proclaimed that all people are born and remain free and with equal rights. But progress on the creation and protection of rights for all has been uneven. Stourzh discusses specifically the equalisation of slaves, peasants, women, Jews, and indigenous people. He demonstrates how deeply intertwined the protection of equal rights is with the development of democracy and gives particular attention to the development of constitutional adjudication, notably the constitutional complaint of individuals. He also discusses the international protection human rights.Chicago scholarship online.Equality before the lawCivil rightsHuman rightsDemocracyEquality before the law.Civil rights.Human rights.Democracy.342.085Stourzh Gerald232656Peck-Kubaczek CynthiaStDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910554260703321Modern Isonomy2820029UNINA