TY  - BOOK
AU  - Leher,Stephan P.
ED  - Taylor and Francis.
TI  - Dignity and Human Rights: Language Philosophy and Social Realizations 
T2  - Routledge Innovations in Political Theory
SN  - 9781315161365(e-book : PDF)
AV  - JC571 
U1  - 323.01 23
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - Boca Raton, FL
PB  - Routledge
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
KW  - Amartya Sen
KW  - Equality
KW  - Ethics
KW  - Francis M. Deng
KW  - Freedom
KW  - Human Rights
KW  - Immanuel Kant
KW  - International Human Rights law
KW  - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
KW  - Justice
KW  - Liberty
KW  - Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein
KW  - Nuremberg International Military Tribunal
KW  - Politcal Theory
KW  - Political Philosophy
KW  - Social Contract
KW  - Social Theory
KW  - Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
KW  - Human rights
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Dignity
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Agent (Philosophy)
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Also available in print format
N2  - Is it impossible to assess dignity, the agency of autonomy and equality of rights under the current rule of law, when we are met by global challenges like climate change, financial crisis, food crisis, natural disasters, inequality, violent conflicts and trade disputes? Drawing onEuropean philosophical enlightenment to rethink dominant theories of contemporary Western Human Rights, Stephan P. Leher explores the philosophical foundation of the concept of 'dignity' and Human Rights. Using specific examples from Africa and Latin America to explain these concepts as social realizations in the world, Leher demonstrates the link between justice and peace and contends that dignity, freedom and Human Rights law rule are social realizations and claims by all people. He argues that sentences and propositions about social choices and realizations of real life expressed in ordinary language constitutes the basic element for the foundation and protection of human dignity and Human Rights. The social choice to claim one's freedom and right can be considered as the dignity agency of the individual. Dignity and Human Rights sheds new light on the academic assessment of dignity, the agency of autonomy and equality of rights under a rule of law in a time of changes and challenges of human rights policies and politics
UR  - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315161365
ER  -