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Philosophy of Human Rights: Readings in Context »

Authors: Patrick Hayden
ISBN-13: 9781557787903, ISBN-10: 1557787905
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
Date Published: February 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Patrick Hayden

Book Synopsis

	Preface
Pt. 1	History and Theories of Human Rights
1	Republic	13
2	Politics	24
3	On the Laws	34
4	Summa Theologica	43
5	The Rights of War and Peace	48
6	Leviathan	57
7	The Second Treatise of Government	71
8	The Social Contract	80
9	Reflections on the Revolution in France	88
10	The Rights of Man	95
11	A Vindication of the Rights of Woman	101
12	The Principles of Political Right	109
13	Anarchical Fallacies	118
14	On the Jewish Question	126
15	Utilitarianism and On Liberty	136
16	"Are There Any Natural Rights?	151
17	"Human Rights, Real and Supposed."	163
18	"The Nature and Value of Rights."	174
19	"How Should Human Rights Be Conceived?"	187
20	"Capabilities and Human Rights."	212
21	"Human Rights, Rationality, and Sentimentality."	241
22	"Wears and Tears (Tableau of an Ageless World.)"	258
23	The Analects	271
24	"Universal Love."	277
25	"Foundation of the Kingdom of Righteousnous."	287
26	"Human Rights and Universal Responsibility."	291
27	"An Akan Perspective on Human Rights."	298
28	"Human Rights in the Muslim World."	315
29	The English Bill of Rights	339
30	Declaration of Independence of the United States of America	343
31	The Bill of Rights of the United States of America	347
32	French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen	350
33	Universal Declaration of Human Rights	353
34	African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights	359
Pt. 2	Contemporary Issues
35	"International Human Rights and Cultural Relativism."	379
36	"'Asian Values' and the Universality of Human Rights."	397
37	"A World Consensus on Human Rights?"	409
38	"The Rights of Peoples: 'Peoples' or 'Governments'?"	427
39	"The Good, the Bad, and the Intolerable: Minority Group Rights"	445
40	"What's Wrong with Ethnic Cleansing?"	465
41	"Humanitarian Intervention: An Overview of the Ethical Issues."	478
42	"Right in the Home: Feminist Theoretical Perspectives on International Human Rights."	505
43	"Rape, Genocide, and Women's Human Rights."	526
44	"Non-Discrimination and Sexual Orientation: Making a Place for Sexual Minorities in the Global Human Rights Regime."	547
45	"Lesbian and Gay Rights."	574
46	"The Human Right to a Safe Environment: Philosophical Perspectives on Its Scope and Justification."	601
47	"Planetary Rights."	618
48	Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action	641
49	Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National, Ethnic, Religious or Linguistic Minorities	650
50	Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples	652
51	Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide	658
52	Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women	660
53	Draft Declaration of Principles on Human Rights and the Environment	669
	Bibliography	675
	Index	681