The moral dimensions of human rights / Carl Wellman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wellman, Carl.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Moral and ethical aspects.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

viii, 238 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Contents:

1 An Approach to Human Rights 3

2 The Nature of Moral Human Rights 17

3 Grounds of Moral Human Rights 41

4 Moral Dimensions of Human Rights Documents 53

5 The Nature of International Human Rights 71

6 Grounds of International Human Rights 85

7 International Rights versus National Sovereignty 101

8 Constitutional Rights 127

9 Judicial Recognition of Human Rights 145

10 Legislative Recognition and Implementation 165

11 Recognition and Implementation of Treaty Rights 179

12 Moral Dimensions 197.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199744787

0199744785

OCLC:

501180335