An introduction to rights /
Edmundson, William A.(William Atkins),1948-
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,
2012.
"A thoroughly updated second edition that is an accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications, and political tendencies of the idea of rights"--Provided by publisher.
Previous ed.: 2004.
"A thoroughly updated second edition that is an accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications, and political tendencies of the idea of rights"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-172) and index.
The prehistory of rights -- The rights of man : the Enlightenment -- "Mischievous nonsense"? -- Into the nineteenth century : consolidation and retrenchment -- The conceptual neighborhood of rights / Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld -- The universal declaration, and a revolt against utilitarianism -- The nature of rights : "choice" theory and "interest" theory -- A right to do wrong? : Two conceptions of moral rights -- The pressure of consequentialism -- What is interference? -- The future of rights -- Conclusion.
Civil rights.
Human rights.