| Human Rights: Universality and Diversity Contributor(s): Brems, Eva (Author) |
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ISBN: 9041116184 ISBN-13: 9789041116185 Publisher: Brill Nijhoff OUR PRICE: $295.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: Human rights are by definition universal. Yet in a world characterized by enormous diversity, there is no consensus about the implications of the universality of human rights. In several regions of the world, human rights conceptions are promoted that challenge the mainstream, largely Western-dominated discourse on this subject. This volume offers an analysis of context-specific human rights discourses from East Asia, Subsaharan Africa and the Muslim World. Rather than interpreting these as threats to universality, the author examines how and to what extent the claims that are advanced can and should be accommodated in order to further the universality of human rights. A theory of inclusive universality' is developed, and its implications are translated into legal techniques. On the one hand, there are flexibility' techniques, allowing for contextual diversity in the interpretation and application of human rights norms. On the other hand, giving credit to non-Western views also implies that there should be room for transformation' of those human rights norms |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights - Law | International - Political Science | Human Rights |
| Dewey: 323 |
| LCCN: 2001029701 |
| Series: International Studies in Human Rights |
| Physical Information: 1.43" H x 6.62" W x 9.56" (2.32 lbs) 592 pages |