Thomas Mertens (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen)

Broschiertes Buch

A Philosophical Introduction to Human Rights

Beschreibung

Everybody has heard of human rights. But what are human rights, where do they originate and what do they mean? This book answers these questions, offering a multifaceted introduction to legal philosophy. The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights provides the frame for engaging with western legal philosophy across the ages.

Autor

Thomas Mertens is a specialist on the relationship between law and morality. He has published extensively on human rights, Kant's moral and legal philosophy, the just war tradition and law and morality in Nazi-Germany. He teaches at Radboud University Nijmegen and has also held adjacent positions at Leiden University and Catholic University Leuven.

Produktdetails

• Law in Context
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 532g
• ISBN-13: 9781108402828
• ISBN-10: 1108402828
• Artikelnr.: 59363028