The moral dimensions of human rights / by Carl Wellman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wellman, Carl, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Moral and ethical aspects.

Human rights.

Civil rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 238 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Carl Wellman takes a broad approach to human rights by discussing all three types - moral, international and national - at length. At the same time, he pays special attention to the moral reasons that are relevant to each kind of human rights.

Contents:

An approach to human rights

The nature of moral human rights

Grounds of moral human rights

Moral dimensions of human rights documents

The nature of international human rights

Grounds of international human rights

International rights versus national sovereignty

Constitutional rights

Judicial recognition of human rights

Legislative recognition and implementation

Recognition and implementation of treaty rights

Moral dimensions.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Dec. 20, 2010).

ISBN:

0-19-045398-2

1-282-91652-1

9786612916526

0-19-982656-0

OCLC:

693772800