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Revival: Human Rights in Philosophy and Practice (2001)
Copyright Year 2001
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Book Description
This title was first published in 2001. The essays in this highly cosmopolitan collection were selected from over 250 contributions presented at the 19th World Congress in Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (IVR) held in New York in 1999. They represent a cross-section of contemporary work on human rights derived from eleven different countries.
Table of Contents
1. The Philosophy of Rights 2. Constitutional Rights 3. Minority Rights 4. State Sovereignty and Human Rights 5. Global Justice 6. Self-Determination 7. Diverse Experiences of Human Rights
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Biography
Burton Myron Leiser, was an American philosopher, lawyer and educator, an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Pace University in New York. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Brown University.