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Human Rights and Democracy / Eva Erman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Erman, Eva, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy.
- Human rights--Social aspects.
- Human rights.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (243 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2012.
- Summary:
- This volume explores the relationship between human rights and democracy within both the theoretical and empirical field. It is an innovative study that offers tools for democratizing existing global political institutions.
- Contents:
- 1. The interdependence of human rights and democracy
- 2. The absence of political rights in the rights discourse
- 3. A discourse theory based on action rules of language
- 4. Legitimizing rights through democratic means
- 5. Towards an institutional design
- 6. The reflexive use of rights.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-84966-485-4
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