Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice

Jack Donnelly

Description

In the third edition of his classic work, revised extensively and updated to include recent developments on the international scene, Jack Donnelly explains and defends a richly interdisciplinary account of human rights as universal rights. He shows that any conception of human rightsand the idea of human rights itselfis historically specific and contingent. Since publication of the first edition in 1989, Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice has justified Donnelly's claim that "conceptual clarity, the fruit of sound theory, can facilitate action. At the very least it can help to unmask the arguments of dictators and their allies."

Sujets

• International law
• War crime
• Human rights
• Central

Informations

• Publié par: Cornell University Press
• Date de parution: 15 avril 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780801467493
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

UnîversalHumanRîghts în Theor y and Practîce

A L S O B Y T H E A U T H O R

ïnernaîona Human Rîgs, 4 ed. (2012)

Reaîsm and ïnernaîona Reaîons(2000)

he Concep of Human Rîgs(1985)

UnîversalHumanRîghts în Theory and Practîce

T H ï R D E D ï T ï O N

Jack Donnelly

C OR N E L L U N ï V E R S ï T Y PR E S SL ON D ONï T H AC A A N D  |

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Donney, Jack.  Unîversa uman rîgs în eory and pracîce / Jack Donney. — 3rd ed.  p. cm.  ïncudes bîbîograpîca reerences and îndex.  ïSBN 978-0-8014-5095-2 (co : ak. paper)  ïSBN 978-0-8014-7770-6 (pbk. : ak. paper)  1. Cîvî rîgs. 2. Human rîgs. 3. Cuura reaîvîsm. ï. Tîe.  JC571.D755 2013  323—dc23 2012039604

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Contents

PrefacetotehirdEdition

Introduction

PartI.TowardaTheoryofHumanRights

1.heConceptofHumanRigts 1. How Rîgs Work 2.SpecîaFeauresoHumanRîgs 3.HumanNaureandHumanRîgs 4.HumanRîgsandReaedPracîces 5.AnayîcandSubsanîveheorîes 6.heFaîureoFoundaîonaAppeas 7.CopîngwîConenîousFoundaîons

2.heUniversalDeclarationModel 1.heUnîversaDecaraîon 2.heUnîversaDecaraîonMode 3.HumanDîgnîyandHumanRîgs 4.ïndîvîduaRîgs 5.ïnerdependenceandïndîvîsîbîîy 6.heSaeandïnernaîonaHumanRîgs 7.Respecîng,Proecîng,andProvîdîngHumanRîgs 8.ReaîzîngHumanRîgsandHumanDîgnîy

3.EconomicRigtsandGroupRigts 1.heSausoEconomîcandSocîaRîgs 2.GroupRîgsandHumanRîgs

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4.EqualConcernandRespect 1.HegemonyandSeedNorms 2.AnOverappîngConsensusonïnernaîonaHumanRîgs 3.Moraheory,Poîîcaheory,andHumanRîgs 4.EquaConcernandRespec 5.TowardaLîberaheoryoHumanRîgs 6.Consensus:OverappîngbuBounded

PartII.TheUniversalityandRelativity of Human Rights

5.ABriefHistoryofHumanRigts 1.PoîîcsandJusîceînePremodernNon-WesernWord 2. he Premodern Wes 3.heModernïnvenîonoHumanRîgs 4.heAmerîcanandFrencRevouîons 5.ApproacîngeUnîversaDecaraîon 6.ExpandîngeSubjecsandSubsanceoHumanRîgs

6.heRelativeUniversalityofHumanRigts 1.“Unîversa”and“Reaîve” 2.heUnîversaîyoïnernaîonayRecognîzedHumanRîgs 3.hreeLevesoUnîversaîyandParîcuarîy 4.ReaîveUnîversaîy:AMuîdîmensîonaPerspecîve

7.UniversalityinaWorldofParticularities 1.CuureandeReaîvîyoHumanRîgs 2.AdvocaîngUnîversaîyînaWordoParîcuarîîes

PartIII.HumanRightsandHumanDignity

8.Dignity:ParticularisticandUniversalisticConceptions in te West 1.Dîgnîas:he Roman Roos o Dîgnîy 2.BîbîcaConcepîons:Kavodandïmago Deî 3. Kan 4.RîgsandDîgnîyîneWes 5.DîgnîyandeFoundaîonsoHumanRîgs

9.Humanity,Dignity,andPoliticsinConfucianCina 1.CosmoogyandEîcs 2.ConucîansandeEaryEmpîres

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 3. “Neo-Conucîanîsm” and Song ïmperîa Rue  4. Twenîe-Cenury Encouners wî “Rîgs”  5. Human Rîgs and Asîan Vaues

10.HumansandSocietyinHinduSoutAsia  1. Cosmoogy  2. Socîa Pîosopy  3. Case  4. Hîndu Unîversaîsm  5. Opposîîon o Case Dîscrîmînaîon  6. Hînduîsm and Human Rîgs în Conemporary ïndîa

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PartIV.HumanRightsandInternationalAction

11.InternationalHumanRigtsRegimes  1. he Goba Human Rîgs Regîme  2. Poîîca Foundaîons o e Goba Regîme  3. Regîona Human Rîgs Regîmes  4. Sînge-ïssue Human Rîgs Regîmes  5. Assessîng Muîaera Human Rîgs Mecanîsms  6. he Evouîon o Human Rîgs Regîmes

12.HumanRigtsandForeignPolicy  1. Human Rîgs and e Naîona ïneres  2. ïnernaîona Human Rîgs and Naîona ïdenîy  3. Means and Mecanîsms o Bîaera Acîon  4. he Aîms o Human Rîgs Poîcy  5. Foreîgn Poîcy and Human Rîgs Poîcy  6. he Lîmîs o ïnernaîona Acîon  Appendîx: Argumens agaîns ïnernaîona Human Rîgs Poîcîes

PartV.ContemporaryIssues

13.HumanRigts,Democracy,andDevelopment  1. he Conemporary Language o Legîîmacy  2. Deinîng Democracy  3. Democracy and Human Rîgs  4. Deinîng Deveopmen  5. Deveopmen-Rîgs Tradeofs  6. Deveopmen and Cîvî and Poîîca Rîgs  7. Markes and Economîc and Socîa Rîgs  8. he Lîbera Democraîc Weare Sae

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14.heWestandEconomicandSocialRigts  1. he Unîversa Decaraîon o Human Rîgs  2. Domesîc Wesern Pracîce  3. he ïnernaîona Human Rîgs Covenans  4. Funcîona and Regîona Organîzaîons  5. Furer Evîdence o Wesern Suppor  6. Undersandîng e Sources o e My  7. Wy Does ï Maer?

15.HumanitarianInterventionagainstGenocide  1. ïnervenîon and ïnernaîona Law  2. Humanîarîan ïnervenîon and ïnernaîona Law  3. he Mora Sandîng o e Sae  4. Poîîcs, Parîsansîp, and ïnernaîona Order  5. Cangîng Concepîons o Securîy and Sovereîgny  6. Jusîyîng e Anî-genocîde Norm 7. Cangîng Lega Pracîces  8. “Jusîyîng” Humanîarîan ïnervenîon  9. Mîxed Moîves and Consîsency  10. Poîîcs and e Auorîy o ïnervene 11. Judgîng e Kosovo ïnervenîon  12. Darur and e Fuure o Humanîarîan ïnervenîon

16.NondiscriminationforAll:heCaseofSexualMinorities  1. he Rîg o Nondîscrîmînaîon  2. Nondîscrîmînaîon and Poîîca Srugge  3. Dîscrîmînaîon agaîns Sexua Mînorîîes  4. Naure, (ïm)moraîy, and Pubîc Moras  5. Sraegîes or ïncusîon  6. Pas o ïncremena Cange

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PrefacetotheThîrdEdîtîon

îerre Vîda-Naque, one o e grea cassîcîss o our îme (aoug per- apsbeerknownorîsumanrîgsworkasaîsorîanoFrenc ow P n and are probaby no oo ‘raîona,’ în Greek sudîes e arîce îs muc crîmes durîng e Agerîan war), observed a “or reasons a are my easîer or me an e book” (Vîda-Naque 1986: xv). Muc e same îs rue o my wrîîngs on uman rîgs, wîc “nauray” seem o be more or ess se-conaîned bu înerconneced unîs o abou eîg ousand words. he irs edîîon oUnîversa Human Rîgs în heory and Pracîcerepresened e coaescence o severa essays wrîen în e eary and mîd-1980s a were înked by eîr deense o a concepîon o “unîversa” uman rîgs a acknowedges and încorporaes e obvîous îsorîca conîngency o bo e îdea o uman rîgs and îs domînan înernaîona expressîons. he sec- ond edîîon represened bo a conînuaîon o e process o essay accumua- îon and a response o e agîng o e irs edîîon. hîs îrd edîîon îs more o e same. heirsedîîon,wîcïdeîveredoepressîneao1988,bore e unmîsakabe samp o e Cod War. he second edîîon, deîvered a e end o 2001, releced îs pos–Cod War conex. hîs edîîon, deîvered în e mîdde o 2012, relecs, ï ope, a more nuanced engagemen wî gobaîza- îon and e specîa conex î provîdes or dîscussîons o unîversaîy. And îs cangîng conex îs an împoran par o e book. Aoug prîmarîy eoreîca, î engages, bo dîrecy and îndîrecy, îssues o îmmedîae poîî- ca sîgnîicance. ïavedeeedaormosoourcapers,addediveaareargeyor woy new, radîcay reorganîzed e maerîa în ree oers, and updaed and reined mos o e res. he resu îs a îrd edîîon a îs abou a new. ï îs, owever, a genuîne îrd edîîon (raer an a undamenay new book), wî e same subsanîve ocus, e same basîc argumens, a sîmîar