An introduction to rights

By:

Edmundson William A

Contributor(s):

Publication details: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2004Description: 223p xiiiISBN:

9780521008709

Subject(s):

1. Civil Rights2. Human Rights

DDC classification:

323.220000 EDM

Contents:

Contents Part I. The First Expansionary Era: ; 1. The prehistory of rights; 2. The rights of man: The Enlightenment; 3. 'Mischievous nonsense'?; 4. The nineteenth century: Consolidation and retrenchment; 5. The conceptual neighborhood of rights: Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld; Part II. The Second Expansionary Era: 6. The universal declaration and a revolt against utilitarianism; 7. The nature of rights: 'choice' theory and 'interest' theory; 8. A right to do wrong? Two conceptions of moral rights; 9. The pressure of consequentialism; 10. What is interference?; 11. The future of rights; 12. Conclusion

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BOOKs	National Law School	General Stacks	323.22 EDM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		19358

Contents
Part I. The First Expansionary Era: ;
1. The prehistory of rights;
2. The rights of man: The Enlightenment;
3. 'Mischievous nonsense'?;
4. The nineteenth century: Consolidation and retrenchment;
5. The conceptual neighborhood of rights: Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld;
Part II. The Second Expansionary Era: 6. The universal declaration and a revolt against utilitarianism;
7. The nature of rights: 'choice' theory and 'interest' theory;
8. A right to do wrong? Two conceptions of moral rights;
9. The pressure of consequentialism;
10. What is interference?;
11. The future of rights;
12. Conclusion

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