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Routledge
224 Pages
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Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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The language of "rights" pervades modern social and political discourse - from prisoners' to unborn babies' - yet there is deep disagreement amongst citizens, politicians and philosophers about just what they mean. Who has them? Who should have them? Who can claim them? What are the grounds upon which they can be claimed? How are they related to other important moral and political values such as... Read more
Acknowledgements Introduction 1. A naturalistic approach 2. Natural law and natural rights 3. Rights as property 4. Dignity 5. Recognition 6. Rights, consequences and terrorism 7. Rights as conduits 8. Human rights Notes References Index
Biography
Duncan Ivison
