Who believes in human rights? : reflections on the European Convention / Marie-Bénédicte Dembour.
Many people believe in human rights. Others, Bentham, Marx, cultural relativists and some feminists, dismiss the concept of human rights as practically and conceptually inadequate. This book reviews these classical critiques and shows how their insights are reflected in the case law of the European...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2006.
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| Series: | Law in context.
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| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
| Summary: | Many people believe in human rights. Others, Bentham, Marx, cultural relativists and some feminists, dismiss the concept of human rights as practically and conceptually inadequate. This book reviews these classical critiques and shows how their insights are reflected in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvii, 310 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521683076 9780521683074 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511618192 |