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Making rights claims : a practice of democratic citizenship /

'Making Rights Claims' argues that understanding and assessing the relationship between rights and democracy requires a new approach to the study of rights. Zivi combines insights from speech act theory with recent developments in democratic and feminist thought to develop a theory of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zivi, Karen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Human rights.
Civil rights.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Civil rights
Human rights
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:'Making Rights Claims' argues that understanding and assessing the relationship between rights and democracy requires a new approach to the study of rights. Zivi combines insights from speech act theory with recent developments in democratic and feminist thought to develop a theory of the performativity of rights claiming.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 158 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199919437
0199919437