Political and Legal Approaches to Human Rights

Tom Campbell, Kylie Bourne

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Routledge
12 December 2019

This collection explores and illustrates issues arising from ‘political’ approaches to human rights in contrast to the more traditional ‘moral’ approaches. Moral approaches conceptualize and justify human rights in terms of priority rights which are both universal and moral. In contrast, political approaches focus on those human rights practices involved in the development and operation of human rights institutions, laws and political process, all in relative independence from their alleged moral foundations. The book contributes to the understanding and analysis of ‘political approaches’, including consideration of their diversity, and discussion of their strengths and weaknesses. The choice of contributors presents a balance between those theorists who favour some version of the political approach and those who are dubious about the perceived advantages. The chapters are grouped together in parts which constitute the distinctive issues addressed in the book.

At a time when there is considerable uncertainty concerning their conceptual clarity, operation, feasibility, and their normative justifications, this volume will be of interest to those involved with the theory and practice of human rights, within law schools, and in politics and philosophy departments. It will also provide a useful resource for human rights practitioners and policy makers.

Edited by: Tom Campbell, Kylie Bourne
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9780367886981
ISBN 10: 0367886987
Pages: 246
Publication Date: 12 December 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tom Campbell is a Research Associate at Charles Sturt University, Australia, formerly Professorial Fellow in the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE), previously Professor of Law at The Australian National University and prior to that Professor of Jurisprudence at The University of Glasgow, UK. He has published extensively on Legal Theory and Political Philosophy. Dr Kylie Bourne is Senior Research Assistant at the Regional Australia Institute. She was formerly Research Assistant at Charles Sturt University and prior to that, Research Management Coordinator in the College of Law at the Australian National University.

Reviews for Political and Legal Approaches to Human Rights

This is an outstanding collection of papers that address deeply contested questions about the nature and foundations of human rights, and in particular, consider to what extent an institutional, contextual, and ‘functional’ approach can bypass philosophical enquiries aimed at establishing moral truths. All readers, whether they are new to these debates or already well acquainted with them, will be richly rewarded. Jeffrey Goldsworthy, Monash University