Interrogating the morality of human rights /

"This forward-thinking book illustrates the complexities of the morality of human rights. Emphasising the role of human rights as the only true global political morality to arise since the Second World War, chapters explore its role as applied to often controversial issues, such as capital puni...

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Main Author: Perry, Michael J. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2023]
Series:Elgar studies in human rights.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This forward-thinking book illustrates the complexities of the morality of human rights. Emphasising the role of human rights as the only true global political morality to arise since the Second World War, chapters explore its role as applied to often controversial issues, such as capital punishment, the exclusion of same-sex couples from civil marriage and criminal abortion bans."
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1035306271
9781035306275