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Philosophical theory and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights / edited by William Sweet.
| Other author | Sweet, William. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, ©2003. |
| Description | vi, 241 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Actexpress Actexpress. ^A571602 |
| Contents | Preface ; Introduction: theories of rights and political and legal instruments / William Sweet -- Pt. I Theories of rights. Natural law and natural rights / Howard P. Kainz ; The ethical background of the rights of women / Sarah Hutton ; Economic rights and philosophical anthropology / Leslie Armour -- T.H. Green on rights and the common good / Rex Martin ; A postsecular exchange: Jacques Maritain, John Dewey, and Karl Marx / Thomas M. Jeannot -- Pt. II. The Universal Declaration and the practice of human rights. Human rights: fifty years later / Mostafa Faghfoury ; The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Maritain and the universality of human rights / Bradley R. Munro ; The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the Supreme Court of Canada / Jack Iwanicki ; Human rights and the survival imperative: Rwanda's troubled legacy / Philip Lancaster -- Pt. III. Rights after the Universal Declaration. Reconciling individual rights and the common good: Aquinas and contemporary Canadian law / Paul Groarke and J.L.A. West ; Moderating the philosophy of rights / Ralph Nelson ; MacIntyre or Gewirth? Virtue, rights, and the problem of moral indeterminacy / Gregory J. Walters ; Universal human rights, concepts of ownership, and aboriginal land claims / David Lea ; Solidarity and human rights / William Sweet. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2004353876 |
| ISBN | 0776605585 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | JC571 .P475 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |