From civil to human rights : dialogues on law and humanities in the United States and Europe / Helle Porsdam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porsdam, Helle, 1956-

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Europe--Philosophy.

Human rights.

Human rights--United States--Philosophy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Discusses the development of human rights as a discourse of atonement for Europeans - a discourse which has the potential to become a shared, transatlantic discourse. This book is suitable for postgraduate students and scholars within the fields of law, history, political science and international relations.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: A soul for Europe? On European culture and narratives of human rights; Chapter 2: The problem(s) with European culture; Chapter 3: Transatlantic dialogues, past and present; Chapter 6: Institutionalized European human rights; Chapter 5: Divergent transatlantic views on human rights: economic, social and cultural rights; Chapter 6: Divergent transatlantic views on human rights: the role of international law; Chapter 7: Transatlantic dialogues on copyright: cultural rights and access to knowledge

Chapter 8: transatlantic dialogues on 'law and literature': from 'law and literature to 'law and humanities'Chapter 9: Transatlantic dialogues on film: the case of Lars von Trier; Conclusion; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-219) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-44196-5

9786612441967

1-84980-230-0

OCLC:

505431828