Moral and Political Conceptions of Human Rights: Implications for Theory and Practice

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In recent years, political philosophers have debated whether human rights are a special class of moral rights we all possess simply by virtue of our common humanity and which are universal in time and space, or whether they are essentially modern political constructs defined by the role they play in an international legal-political practice that regulates the relationship between the governments of sovereign states and their citizens. This edited volume sets out to further this debate and move it ahead by rethinking some of its fundamental premises and applying it to new and challenging domains, such as socio-economic rights, indigenous rights, the rights of immigrants and the human rights responsibilities of corporations. Beyond the philosophy of human rights, the book has a broader relevance by contributing to key themes in the methodology of political philosophy and addressing urgent issues in contemporary global policy making.

‘This splendid book discusses the recent moral-political divide in human rights approaches and offers an advancement of a philosophical theory of human rights enriching human rights practice and legal theory.’

Elena V. Shabliy Source: Journal on European History of Law

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Moral and Political Conceptions of Human Rights
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Moral and Political Conceptions of Human Rights - Title page
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Contents
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Contributors
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Foreword
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Acknowledgments
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Expanding the Debate on Moral and Political Approaches to the Philosophy of Human Rights
pp 1-12
- By Johan Karlsson Schaffer, Reidar Maliks
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Part I
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1 - Theory, Politics, and Practice
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Methodological Pluralism in the Philosophy of Human Rights
- By Kristen Hessler
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2 - The Point of the Practice of Human Rights
pp 33-57
International Concern or Domestic Empowerment?
- By Johan Karlsson Schaffer
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3 - Rawls’s Relational Conception of Human Rights
pp 58-76
- By Luise Katharina Müller
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4 - Theories of Human Rights
pp 77-96
Political or Orthodox – Why It Matters
- By Andreas Follesdal
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5 - Mediating the Theory and Practice of Human Rights in Morality and Law
pp 97-124
- By David Ingram
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6 - Kantian Human Rights or How the Individual Has Come to Matter in International Law
pp 125-154
- By Howard Williams
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Part II
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7 - Human Rights Solidarity
pp 157-180
Moral or Political?
- By Seth Mayer
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8 - When the Practice Gets Complicated
pp 181-203
Human Rights, Migrants and Political Institutions*
- By Jelena Belic
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9 - Can Naturalistic Theories of Human Rights Accommodate the Indigenous Right to Self-Determination?*
pp 204-228
- By Kerstin Reibold
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10 - Political Conceptions of Human Rights and Corporate Responsibility
pp 229-257
- By Daniel P. Corrigan
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11 - Socio-Economic Rights
pp 258-298
Between Essentialism and Egalitarianism
- By Malcolm Langford
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Index
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Contents

Moral and Political Conceptions of Human Rights
pp i-ii

Moral and Political Conceptions of Human Rights - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Contributors
pp vii-x

Foreword
pp xi-xii

Acknowledgments
pp xiii-xiv

Expanding the Debate on Moral and Political Approaches to the Philosophy of Human Rights
pp 1-12

Part I
pp 13-154

1 - Theory, Politics, and Practice
pp 15-32

2 - The Point of the Practice of Human Rights
pp 33-57

3 - Rawls’s Relational Conception of Human Rights
pp 58-76

4 - Theories of Human Rights
pp 77-96

5 - Mediating the Theory and Practice of Human Rights in Morality and Law
pp 97-124

6 - Kantian Human Rights or How the Individual Has Come to Matter in International Law
pp 125-154

Part II
pp 155-298

7 - Human Rights Solidarity
pp 157-180

8 - When the Practice Gets Complicated
pp 181-203

9 - Can Naturalistic Theories of Human Rights Accommodate the Indigenous Right to Self-Determination?*
pp 204-228

10 - Political Conceptions of Human Rights and Corporate Responsibility
pp 229-257

11 - Socio-Economic Rights
pp 258-298

Index
pp 299-301

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