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Toward a theory of human rights : = religion, law, courts /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Toward a theory of human rights :/ Michael J. Perry.
Reminder of title:	religion, law, courts /
Author:	Perry, Michael J.,
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 253 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	Human rights. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511499197
ISBN:	9780511499197 (ebook)

Toward a theory of human rights : = religion, law, courts /
Perry, Michael J.,

Toward a theory of human rights :religion, law, courts /Michael J. Perry. - 1 online resource (xiii, 253 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

pt. 1. The morality of human rights. The morality of human rights -- The morality of human rights : a religious ground -- The morality of human rights : a non-religious ground? pt. 2. From morality to law. From morality to law -- Capital punishment -- Abortion -- Same-sex unions. pt. 3. From law to courts. Protecting human rights in a democracy : what role for the courts? -- How should the Supreme Court rule? Capital punishment, abortion, and same-sex unions.

Neither the morality of human rights nor its relation to the law of human rights is well understood. In this book, Michael Perry addresses three large issues. There is undeniably a religious ground - indeed, more than one religious ground - for the morality of human rights. But is there a secular ground for the morality of human rights? What is the relation between the morality of human rights and the law of human rights? Perry here addresses the controversial issues of capital punishment, abortion, and same-sex unions. What is the proper role of courts, in a liberal democracy, in protecting - and therefore in interpreting - constitutionally entrenched human rights? In considering this question, special attention is paid to the Supreme Court and how it should rule on issues such as capital punishment and abortion. Toward a Theory of Human Rights makes a significant contribution both to human rights studies and to constitutional theory.

ISBN: 9780511499197 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

554782
Human rights.

LC Class. No.: JC571 / .P4215 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 323.01

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