The Routledge handbook of the philosophy of human rights / edited by Jessie Tomalty and Kerri Woods.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tomalty, Jesse.

Woods, Kerri

Series:

Routledge handbooks in philosophy.

Routledge handbooks in philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Philosophy.

Human rights.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals

Physical Description:

1 online resource (862 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Handbook of the philosophy of human rights

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2026.

Summary:

The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights is an outstanding resource covering key questions, problems, and debates in scholarship on the nature, justification, authority and relevance of human rights. The volume comprises 35 chapters by leading scholars from a range of philosophical orientations and traditions. The Handbook is divided into five sections: Approaching the Philosophy of Human Rights Grounds of Human Rights Critical Perspectives Contemporary Human Rights Issues Human Rights of Groups The volume is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy who are interested in understanding human rights. It is also a valuable resource for those in related fields including law, political science, sociology, and the humanities.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

List of Contributors

Introduction

Section 1 Approaching the Philosophy of Human Rights

1 Why Human Rights?

2 The Duties Associated with Human Rights

3 Legal Human Rights, as Distinct from Moral Ones

4 A Practice-Based Approach to Human Rights Philosophy

5 Anchoring Human Rights: Practice Without Foundations

6 The Lure of Minimalism

Section 2 Grounds of Human Rights

7 Interests and Human Rights

8 Dignity as Conferred Status: An Alternative Approach to Human Rights

9 Human Rights and Equality

10 Capabilities and Human Rights

11 On the Nature of Human Rights Protection Against Vulnerability

12 Human Rights and African Communitarian Values

13 Human Rights and the Kantian Tradition

14 Confucian Resources for Human Rights

15 An Islamic Foundation for Human Rights

Section 3 Critical Perspectives

16 Human Rights, Human Reason, Human History

17 Combative Decoloniality and Human Rights

18 A Feminist Human Rights Proposal

19 Pragmatist Challenges

20 Human Rights and Speciesism

Section 4 Contemporary Human Rights Issues

21 Is There a Human Right Against Discrimination?

22 Human Rights and Democracy

23 Internet and Communications

24 Poverty and Human Rights: Theoretical Disputes and Practical Consequences

25 Health, Human Rights, and Trade-Offs

26 The Human Right to Work

27 Social Access and Inclusion

28 On the Human Right to Found a Family

29 Human Rights, Environment, Nature

Section 5 Human Rights of Groups

30 Cultural Rights

31 Decolonizing Women's Human Rights: Reflections from Ecoterritorial Feminist Movements in Latin America

32 Are Indigenous Rights Human Rights? A Qualified Defense

33 Children's Human Rights.

34 LGBT+/SOGIE Human Rights

35 The Human Rights of Refugees in an Age of Deterrence

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Routledge handbook of the philosophy of human rights

ISBN:

1040401848

9781003644828

1003644821

1040401791

OCLC:

1531320425