Toward a Theory of Human Rights : Religion, Law, Courts


Michael J. Perry
Bok Engelsk 2007 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2007
Omfang
1 online resource (271 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Morality, legality, and rights-talk; Part I The morality of human rights; 1 The Morality of Human Rights; 2 The Morality of Human Rights: A Religious Ground; 3 The Morality of Human Rights: A Non-Religious Ground?; Part II From morality to law; 4 From Morality to Law; 5 Capital Punishment; 6 Abortion; 7 Same-Sex Unions; Part III from law to courts; 8 Protecting Human Rights in a Democracy: What Role for the Courts?; 9 How Should the Supreme Court Rule? Capital Punishment, Abortion, and Same-Sex Unions. - SummationIntroduction; Part one. The morality of human rights; Chapter 1. The morality of human rights; Chapter 2. The morality of human rights: a religious ground; Chapter 3. The morality of human rights: a non-religious ground?; Chapter 4. From morality to law; Chapter 5. Capital punishment; Chapter 6. Abortion; Chapter 7. Same-sex unions; Chapter 8. Protecting human rights in a democracy: what role for the courts?; Chapter 9. how should the supreme court rule?; Summation; Index. - Makes a significant contribution both to human rights studies and to constitutional theory.
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ISBN
0521684226. - 0521865514. - 9780521684224. - 9780521865517

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