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Modern isonomy : democratic participation and human rights protection as a system of equal rights : an essay / Gerald Stourzh ; translated by Gerald Stourzh and Cynthia Peck-Kubaczek.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stourzh, Gerald, author, translator.
- Series:
- Chicago scholarship online.
- Chicago scholarship online
- Standardized Title:
- Moderne Isonomie. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Equality before the law.
- Civil rights.
- Human rights.
- Democracy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (192 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2022.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Stourzh begins with ancient Greek thought contrasting isonomy - which is associated with the rule of the many - with 'gradated societies', oligarchies, and monarchies. He then discusses the American experiment with the development of representative democracy, as well as the French Revolution, which proclaimed that all people are born and remain free and with equal rights. But progress on the creation and protection of rights for all has been uneven. Stourzh discusses specifically the equalisation of slaves, peasants, women, Jews, and indigenous people. He demonstrates how deeply intertwined the protection of equal rights is with the development of democracy and gives particular attention to the development of constitutional adjudication, notably the constitutional complaint of individuals. He also discusses the international protection human rights.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Isonomy in Greek Antiquity
- 2. Gradations: Hierarchy in This World and the Other World
- 3. Equalizations: Ways toward Modern Isonomy in America and in France
- 4. Democracy with Adjectives
- 5. The Six Components of Modern Isonomy
- Conclusion: The Two Focal Points of Modern Isonomy
- Bibliography
- Index of Names
- Notes:
- Translated from the German.
- This translation previously issued in print: 2021.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 4, 2022).
- ISBN:
- 9780226811765
- 022681176X
- OCLC:
- 1283843594
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