Domesticating Human Rights

A Reappraisal of their Cultural-Political Critiques and their Imperialistic Use

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
Cover of the book Domesticating Human Rights by Fidèle Ingiyimbere, Springer International Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Fidèle Ingiyimbere ISBN: 9783319576213
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication: May 26, 2017
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author: Fidèle Ingiyimbere
ISBN: 9783319576213
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication: May 26, 2017
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

This book develops a philosophical conception of human rights that responds satisfactorily to the challenges raised by cultural and political critics of human rights, who contend that the contemporary human rights movement is promoting an imperialist ideology, and that the humanitarian intervention for protecting human rights is a neo-colonialism. These claims affect the normativity and effectiveness of human rights; that is why they have to be taken seriously. At the same time, the same philosophical account dismisses the imperialist crusaders who support the imperialistic use of human rights by the West to advance liberal culture. 

Thus, after elaborating and exposing these criticisms, the book confronts them to the human rights theories of John Rawls and Jürgen Habermas, in order to see whether they can be addressed. Unfortunately, they are not. Therefore, having shown that these two philosophical accounts of human rights do not respond convincingly to those the postco

lonial challenges, the book provides an alternative conception that draws the understanding of human rights from local practices. It is a multilayer conception which is not centered on state, but rather integrates it in a larger web of actors involved in shaping the practice and meaning of human rights. Confronted to the challenges, this new conception offers a promising way for addressing them satisfactorily, and it even sheds new light to the classical questions of universality of human rights, as well as the tension between universalism and relativism.  

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book develops a philosophical conception of human rights that responds satisfactorily to the challenges raised by cultural and political critics of human rights, who contend that the contemporary human rights movement is promoting an imperialist ideology, and that the humanitarian intervention for protecting human rights is a neo-colonialism. These claims affect the normativity and effectiveness of human rights; that is why they have to be taken seriously. At the same time, the same philosophical account dismisses the imperialist crusaders who support the imperialistic use of human rights by the West to advance liberal culture. 

Thus, after elaborating and exposing these criticisms, the book confronts them to the human rights theories of John Rawls and Jürgen Habermas, in order to see whether they can be addressed. Unfortunately, they are not. Therefore, having shown that these two philosophical accounts of human rights do not respond convincingly to those the postco

lonial challenges, the book provides an alternative conception that draws the understanding of human rights from local practices. It is a multilayer conception which is not centered on state, but rather integrates it in a larger web of actors involved in shaping the practice and meaning of human rights. Confronted to the challenges, this new conception offers a promising way for addressing them satisfactorily, and it even sheds new light to the classical questions of universality of human rights, as well as the tension between universalism and relativism.  

More books from Springer International Publishing

Cover of the book Catalonia in Spain by Fidèle Ingiyimbere
Cover of the book Emerging and Young Adulthood by Fidèle Ingiyimbere
Cover of the book Algebraic Topology by Fidèle Ingiyimbere
Cover of the book Cognitive Wireless Networks by Fidèle Ingiyimbere
Cover of the book X-Ray Lasers 2014 by Fidèle Ingiyimbere
Cover of the book Encyclopaedia of Historical Metrology, Weights, and Measures by Fidèle Ingiyimbere
Cover of the book Quadratic Residues and Non-Residues by Fidèle Ingiyimbere
Cover of the book Person-Centered Methods by Fidèle Ingiyimbere
Cover of the book Fundamentals of Electroheat by Fidèle Ingiyimbere
Cover of the book Japan’s Foreign Policy Making by Fidèle Ingiyimbere
Cover of the book Biogas Science and Technology by Fidèle Ingiyimbere
Cover of the book New Trends in Earth-Science Outreach and Engagement by Fidèle Ingiyimbere
Cover of the book Multiplicative Ideal Theory and Factorization Theory by Fidèle Ingiyimbere
Cover of the book Context-Aware Systems and Applications by Fidèle Ingiyimbere
Cover of the book Theory and Practice of Model Transformation by Fidèle Ingiyimbere
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy