Tom Campbell

Rights (eBook, ePUB)

A Critical Introduction

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In this comprehensive introduction, Tom Campbell introduces and critically examines the key philosophical debates about rights.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134461752
• Artikelnr.: 38252156

Autorenporträt

Tom Campbell is Professorial Fellow at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University, Canberra. He is the author of Seven Theories of Human Society and Justice.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: The Discourses of Rights 1. The Reputation of Rights. Historical
Ups and Downs. Four Critiques of Rights. Preserving the Reputation of
Rights. Varieties of Rights. Right and Rights. Rights and Rules. A Typology
of Rights. Human Rights. The Rights Approach. Conclusion 2. Theories of
Rights. Will or Interests? Who Can Have Rights? What Right do They Have?
What Rights Ought They to Have? Conclusion 3. Political Ideologies and
Their Rights. Rawls and the Social Contract. Libertarian Responses and
Republican Compromises. Communitarians, Left and Right. Feminism and
Rights. Conclusion Part 2: The Institutions of Rights 4. Legal Rights.
Rights and Remedies. Formal Rule of Law. Substantive Rule of Law. Bills of
Rights. Conclusion. International Human Rights. International Courts. Human
Rights Intervention. Cultural Diversity. Conclusion 5. Rights and Civil
Society. Civil Society. Economic Entities and Human Rights. Sphere-Specific
Rights. Conclusion Part 3: Three Human Rights 6. Freedom of Speech. Free
Speech Rationales. Critiques. Implications and Institutions. Conclusion 7.
Sustenance. Economic and Social Rights. Institutionalizing a Right to
Sustenance. Justice or Humanity. Conclusion 8. Self-Determination.
Collective Rights. Collective Self-Determination. Varieties of
Self-Determination. Answering the Critics Part 4: A Theory of Rights 9.
Democratic Positivism. The Positivism. The Democracy. The Critiques. The
Questions. Conclusion

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Part 1: The Discourses of Rights 1. The Reputation of Rights. Historical Ups and Downs. Four Critiques of Rights. Preserving the Reputation of Rights. Varieties of Rights. Right and Rights. Rights and Rules. A Typology of Rights. Human Rights. The Rights Approach. Conclusion 2. Theories of Rights. Will or Interests? Who Can Have Rights? What Right do They Have? What Rights Ought They to Have? Conclusion 3. Political Ideologies and Their Rights. Rawls and the Social Contract. Libertarian Responses and Republican Compromises. Communitarians, Left and Right. Feminism and Rights. Conclusion Part 2: The Institutions of Rights 4. Legal Rights. Rights and Remedies. Formal Rule of Law. Substantive Rule of Law. Bills of Rights. Conclusion. International Human Rights. International Courts. Human Rights Intervention. Cultural Diversity. Conclusion 5. Rights and Civil Society. Civil Society. Economic Entities and Human Rights. Sphere-Specific Rights. Conclusion Part 3: Three Human Rights 6. Freedom of Speech. Free Speech Rationales. Critiques. Implications and Institutions. Conclusion 7. Sustenance. Economic and Social Rights. Institutionalizing a Right to Sustenance. Justice or Humanity. Conclusion 8. Self-Determination. Collective Rights. Collective Self-Determination. Varieties of Self-Determination. Answering the Critics Part 4: A Theory of Rights 9. Democratic Positivism. The Positivism. The Democracy. The Critiques. The Questions. Conclusion

Rezensionen

'This book is a solid one for students. The text itself is clearly written. . .It is certainly a book that could be recommended to. . .upper level undergraduates and postgraduate students in law, philosophy, and politics.' Rex Martin, Australasian Journal of Philosophy