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On Human Rights
What is a human right? How can we tell whether a proposed human right really is one? How do we establish the content of particular human rights, and how do we resolve conflicts between them? James Griffin offers answers in his compelling new investigation of human rights.
| Author(s) | By James Griffin (Emeritus, Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford). |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Paperback / softback |
| Pages | 360 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 27 Aug 2009 |
| Availability | Available |
What is a human right? How can we tell whether a proposed human right really is one? How do we establish the content of particular human rights, and how do we resolve conflicts between them? James Griffin offers answers in his compelling new investigation of human rights.
PART I: AN ACCOUNT OF HUMAN RIGHTS; PART II: HIGHEST LEVEL HUMAN RIGHTS; PART III: APPLICATIONS
James Griffin is White's Professor of Moral Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Oxford; Visiting Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University; and Adjunct Professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Canberra.
