Human Rights in Thick and Thin Societies

Human Rights in Thick and Thin Societies
Author: Seth D. Kaplan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2018-08-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1108690599

Socio-centric societies have vibrant - albeit different - concepts of human flourishing than is typical in the individualistic West. These concepts influence the promotion of human rights, both in domestic contexts with religious minorities and in international contexts where Western ideals may clash with local norms. Human Rights in Thick and Thin Societies uncovers the original intentions of the drafters of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, finds inspiration from early leaders in the field like Eleanor Roosevelt, and examines the implications of recent advances in cultural psychology for understanding difference. The case studies included illustrate the need to vary the application of human rights in differing cultural environments, and the book suggests a new framework: a flexible universalism that returns to basics - focusing on the great evils of the human condition. This approach will help the human rights movement succeed in a multipolar era.

Human Rights in Thick and Thin Societies

Human Rights in Thick and Thin Societies
Author: Seth D. Kaplan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2018-08-16
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1108471218

Introduces the idea of a flexible approach to the human rights movement that returns to basics in an increasingly diverse and multipolar world.

Can We Still Afford Human Rights?

Can We Still Afford Human Rights?
Author: Jan Wouters
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2020-10-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 183910032X

This insightful book offers a critical reflection on the sustainability and effectiveness of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and its legacy over the last 70 years. Exploring the problems surrounding universality, proliferation and costs, it asks the provocative question, can we still afford human rights?

Human Rights as Social Construction

Human Rights as Social Construction
Author: Benjamin Gregg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2011-12-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1139505416

Most conceptions of human rights rely on metaphysical or theological assumptions that construe them as possible only as something imposed from outside existing communities. Most people, in other words, presume that human rights come from nature, God, or the United Nations. This book argues that reliance on such putative sources actually undermines human rights. Benjamin Gregg envisions an alternative; he sees human rights as locally developed, freely embraced, and indigenously valid. Human rights, he posits, can be created by the average, ordinary people to whom they are addressed, and that they are valid only if embraced by those to whom they would apply. To view human rights in this manner is to increase the chances and opportunities that more people across the globe will come to embrace them.

Social Institutions and International Human Rights Law

Social Institutions and International Human Rights Law
Author: Julie Fraser
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2020-08-06
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1108489575

Critiquing the State-centric and legalistic approach to implementing human rights, this book illustrates the efficacy of relying upon social institutions.

Human Rights and Memory

Human Rights and Memory
Author: Daniel Levy
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2010
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0271037385

"Examines the foundations of human rights, how their political and cultural validation in a global context is posing challenges to nation-state sovereignty, and how they become an integral part of international relations and are institutionalized into domestic legal and political practices"--Provided by publisher.

Human Dignity in Asia

Human Dignity in Asia
Author: Jimmy Chia-Shin Hsu
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2022-09-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1108881432

Using interdisciplinary methods, this book is a pioneering exploration of Asian understandings of human dignity and human rights. It encompasses rigorous scrutiny of dignity jurisprudence in major Asian apex courts, detailed philosophical analysis of dignity in religious traditions, and contextualized socio-political analysis of religious dignity discourse in several Asian societies. This is an innovative systematic survey of how human dignity is understood in Asia, demonstrating how those understandings converge and diverge with other parts of the world. Synthesising legal, philosophical, and sociological expertise, this volume furthers the dialogue between Asia and the West, and advances debates on whether human rights are universal or particular to any one region. As many of the world's liberal democracies are challenged by polarization and populism, this comparative study of human dignity broadens our horizons and offers a potential alternative to a rigidified social imagination.

Human Rights and Asian Values

Human Rights and Asian Values
Author: Ole Bruun
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1135796270

The Asian challenge to the universality of human rights has sparked off intense debate. This volume takes a clear stand for universal rights, both theoretically and empirically, by analysing social and political processes in a number of East and Southeast Asian countries. On the national arenas, Asian values are linked to the struggle between authoritarian and democratic forces, which both tend to convey stereotyped images of the 'west', but with reversed meanings.

Human Rights

Human Rights
Author: Brian Orend
Publisher: Broadview Press
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2002-05-23
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781551114361

Winner: 2002 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award What are human rights? What justifies us in believing we have them? What are rights-holders and duty-bearers? Who should bear the costs and responsibilities for making human rights real? Why have some criticized the human rights perspective? And how can those supportive of human rights best respond? These and other conceptual issues are discussed in full in the first part of this book. The second part offers a detailed account of how the human rights idea came to be such a powerful force in the contemporary world; it traces the evolution of human rights from their origins to their present position in our daily lives, in political struggles, and in both national and international law.