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The Liberal Project and Human Rights
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Artikel-Nr:
9780521709590
Veröffentl:
2008
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
20.11.2008
Seiten:
448
Autor:
John Charvet
Gewicht:
722 g
Format:
229x152x26 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
John Charvet is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics.
Shows how the UN regime on human rights has transformed national and international society in accordance with liberal values.
Introduction; Part I. Liberal Beginnings: 1. The contextual origin of liberal thought and practice; 2. The Westphalian society of sovereign states; 3. The growth of liberal universalism; Part II. UN Regime on Human Rights: 4. The UN and regional declarations and covenants on human rights; 5. The right of peoples to self-determination; 6. Right to development; 7. Women's international human rights; 8. The implementation of international human rights; Part III. Critique and Defence of Liberalism: 9. Western critiques of liberal human rights; 10. Liberalism and non-western cultures; 11. In defence of liberalism.