| Human Rights, Rule of Law and the Contemporary Social Challenges in Complex Societies: Proceedings of the 26th World Congress of the International Ass Contributor(s): Campos Galuppo, Marcelo (Editor), Sette Lopes, Monica (Editor), Salgado, Karine (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3848724952 ISBN-13: 9783848724956 Publisher: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft OUR PRICE: $47.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Law - Political Science |
| Physical Information: (2.14 lbs) 155 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Modern societies often claim to be democracies in order to enjoy greater legitimacy. Still, to understand the concept of democracy and how to justify it, the definition of it as self-determined is not sufficient. A complex understanding has to take into account ideas of rule of law as well as human rights. Sometimes these three concepts compete with each other - particularly in societies with a pluralistic approach to what "the good life" should be, such as societies which are made up of distinct cultural backgrounds. This book presents a concept of democracy that encompasses at the same time the ideas of rule of law, human rights and self-determination. It contains the main lectures of the XXVI World Congress of Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, hosted by the Internationale Vereinigung fur Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil) in July 2013. |