A global political morality : human rights, democracy, and constitutionalism / Michael J. Perry, Emory University School of Law.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perry, Michael J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights--United States.

Civil rights.

United States.

Human rights--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

x, 197 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Summary:

"In A Global Political Morality, Michael John Perry addresses several related questions in human rights theory, political theory, and constitutional theory. He begins by explaining what the term 'human right' means and then elaborates and defends the morality of human rights, which is the first truly global morality in human history. Perry also pursues the implications of the morality of human rights for democratic governance and for the proper role of courts - especially the US Supreme Court - in protecting constitutionally entrenched human rights. The principal constitutional controversies discussed in the book are capital punishment, race-based affirmative action, same-sex marriage, physician-assisted suicide, and abortion"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

What are "human rights"? : against the "orthodox" view

What reason(s) do we have, if any, to take human rights seriously? : beyond "human dignity"

The three pillars of democracy : the human rights to democratic governance, intellectual freedom, and moral equality

Democracy limited : the human right to religious and moral freedom

A theory of judicial review

The theory illustrated : five constitutional controversies, five judicial opinions

Poverty as a human rights issue : constitutionalism-related reflections.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107158511

1107158516

9781316611005

1316611000

OCLC:

963439351