Marie-Benedicte Dembour

Who Believes in Human Rights?

Reflections on the European Convention
Herausgeber: Mccrudden, Christopher; Twining, William

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Commentary on the European Convention and a groundbreaking work of theory which challenges human rights orthodoxy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 553g
• ISBN-13: 9780521683074
• ISBN-10: 0521683076
• Artikelnr.: 22263859

Autorenporträt

Senior Lecturer in Law at the Sussex Law School, University of Sussex.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of cases
1. Introduction
2. The Convention in outline
3. The Convention in a realist light
4. The Convention in a utilitarian light
5. The Convention in a Marxist light
6. The Convention in a particularist light
7. The Convention in a feminist light
8. The human rights creed in four schools
9. Conclusion: In praise of human rights nihilism
Appendices
Select bibliography
Index.