Michael Perry

Human Rights in the Constitutional Law of the United States

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explicates the morality of human rights and elaborates three internationally recognized human rights that are entrenched in US constitutional law.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 443g
• ISBN-13: 9781107038363
• ISBN-10: 1107038367
• Artikelnr.: 39044360

Autorenporträt

Michael Perry is an accidental New York Times bestselling author, humorist, singer/songwriter, amateur snow plow driver, and playwright from New Auburn, Wisconsin. Perry's bestselling memoirs include Population: 485 (recently adapted for the stage), Truck: A Love Story, Coop, Visiting Tom, and Montaigne in Barn Boots: An Amateur Ambles Through Philosophy. Among his other numerous titles are The Scavengers (for young readers) and his novel The Jesus Cow. He can be found online at www.SneezingCow.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. The Morality of Human Rights: 1. The internationalization of human rights
2. What is a 'human right'?
3. The normative ground of human rights
Part II. The Constitutional Morality of the United States: 4. Capital punishment
5. The question of judicial deference
6. The right to moral equality
7. The right to religious and moral freedom
8. Same-sex marriage
9. Abortion.