Human Rights and Universality

Law & contracts   |   International law   |   Term papers   |   11/16/2001   |   .doc   |   13 pages
Document abstract : « Conclusion; Bibliography. Human Rights and Universality Introduction The Universal Declaration is a collection of mumbo-jumbo by disciples of Satan. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The UDHR: Western conception of human rights . Human rights: A western invention. Human rights as opposed to duties and collective mechanisms. The accusation of cultural imperialism. The issue of the hierarchy of rights within the...»

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is primarily a Western document, limiting the claimed universal applicability of Human Rights

Law & contracts   |   International law   |   Term papers   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « process. To conclude, I don t believe the universality of Human Rights to be undermined by the UDHR being a Western document. First ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. How far did the great Western powers influence the writing of the UDHR.. UDHR viewed as being Western.. Cultural relativism.. Conclusion.....»

What are human rights and what place have discussions on human rights found in international relations?

Political science   |   International relations   |   Term papers   |   01/13/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « of International Relations will depend on questions such as : How will the dilemma between state sovereignty principle and Human Rights universality turn out ? ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The almost non-existent place of Human Rights in International Relations from the birth of the discipline to 1985.. The ambiguous relations between international liberalism and Human Rights.. The fall of international liberalism, the...»

The evolution of Human Rights enforcement

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   05/17/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « rights are specific: some have claimed that the idea of minority rights is incompatible with the principle of the universality of human rights and of equality ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The development of Human Rights enforcement: From Dumbarton Oaks to Human rights Council . Evolution of the most controversial rights: 1944 to 2006. Responsibility for Human Rights breaches. Conclusio...»

Human Rights in China since the Tiannemen incident in 1989

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Term papers   |   05/17/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « These goals concerned reaffirmation of belief in universality and indivisibility of human rights, the inseparability of human rights and democracy, the claim ...»

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"The postnational constellation" by J. Habermas

Political science   |   International relations   |   Term papers   |   04/23/2004   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « should enhance cooperation on the basis of the condition of humanity and on principles of universality and autonomy. Cosmopolitanism and human rights In the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Theoretical explanation of the dilemmas and ambiguities of social modernization. Nationalism to constitutional patriotism. The question national identity. Constitutional patriotism. From the nation-state to the postnational...»

International law and normative unity

Law & contracts   |   International law   |   Term papers   |   05/08/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « long as intervention won t be generalized, ius cogens will fail to meet the basic principle of moral universality. If massive violations of human rights are a ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. A legal system based on the concept of sovereignty. International law as the expression of the sovereignty of states. International law and sovereignty preservation. The case of normative unity. Competences and sovereignty. Normative...»

The virtue of humanism: Refuting Ayn Rand’s anti-altruism through Sartre’s existentialism and Rorty’s concept of contingency

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   04/18/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « as slavery (Nozick 169) and property rights violations, for Thus, there is no human nature, because there is theory on: the self-evident universality of reason ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Rand's ethical egoism. Rand's criticisms of other ethical theories. Contingency and humanism. Conclusion. Works cited....»

An outline of the feminist and post-modernist critique of criminology

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Term papers   |   02/26/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « the languages of justice and equality before the law and human rights, it will can be seen that philosophical thought of equality and universality was involved ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Modern varieties of feminism.. Liberal feminists.. Radical feminism.. Marxist feminists.. Social feminism.. Black feminism.. Feminism as a political force.. Conclusion.. Bibliography.....»

The welfare sate - cleavages between Germany and the United Kingdom

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   01/22/2004   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « to shoulder the costs of a swelling human surplus, there up to the promise of social justice, universality and a non-discriminating concept of social rights. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Liberal and conservative welfare regimes. Institutional design and social integration. The German unification . The liberal-leaning welfare system of Britain . The National Health Service . Conclusion. Biblio...»

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