Ethics of Human Rights

• Main Author: Reis Monteiro, A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Law.; Ethics.; International education.; Comparative education.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; International and Comparative Education.

This volume focuses on the ethical significance of human rights, aiming at contributing to a universal culture of human rights with deep roots and wide horizons. Its purpose, scope and rationale are reflected in the three-part structure of the manuscript. Part I has a broad introductory historical,...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• Acronyms
• Preliminary Observations
• Table of Contents
• Part I – Ethics and Human Rights
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Overview of Ethical Thought
• 3. Historical and Theoretical Rising of Human Rights and Their International Codification and Protection
•  Part II – Human Rights: Common Ethics of Humankind
• 4. Ethics of Recognition
• 5. Human Dignity Principle.- 6. Other Principles.- Part III – Human Rights Revolution
• 7. A Changed and Changing Legal Landscape
• 8. Answering Some Questions.- 9. Conclusion
• Appendices
• Glossary Relating to Human Rights
• A Chronology of Human Rights
• Summary.- Selected Bibliography.- Whole References.- Index.