Human rights without democracy? [[electronic resource] ] : reconciling freedom with equality / / Gret Haller ; translated by Cynthia Klohr

• Autore: Haller Gret <1947->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Berghahn Books, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (198 p.)
• Disciplina: 323
• Soggetto topico: Human rights - Philosophy; Democracy
• Altri autori: KlohrCynthia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [176]-184) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The prehistory and context of human rights -- First notions of human rights -- Human rights, morals, and law -- From human rights to positive law -- Human rights, the state, and democracy -- Politics and law -- The Cold War -- Moralizing human rights -- Natural right and imposed concepts of man -- Perspectives for democratic legitimacy -- Universality and regionalization -- Repercussions from the Cold War.
• Sommario/riassunto: Do Human Rights truly serve the people? Should citizens themselves decide democratically of what those rights consist? Or is it a decision for experts and the courts? Gret Haller argues that Human Rights must be established democratically. Drawing on the works of political philosophers from John Locke to Immanuel Kant, she explains why, from a philosophical point of view, liberty and equality need not be mutually exclusive. She outlines the history of the concept of Human Rights, shedding light on the historical development of factual rights, and compares how Human Rights are understood in th
• Titolo autorizzato: Human rights without democracy
• ISBN: 0-85745-787-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820384703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II