MAKING SENSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
Edition: 2ND ED.
Publisher: BLACKWELL
Published: 2006
Place of publication: OXFORD
Language: und; eng
Number of pages: 274
Description: "This fully revised and extended edition of James Nickel's classic study explains and defends the conception of human rights found in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and subsequent human rights treaties. Combining philosophical, legal, and political approaches, Nickel addresses questions about what human rights are, what their content should be, and whether and how they can be justified."--Jacket.