Human Rights as Thought Experiments

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Abstract

The article reflects on the views of author on Michael Ignatieff's discussion of the relationships between human rights and the ordinary virtues. Topics discussed include international legal theory of human rights; analysis of human rights as legal norms, moral norms and social norms; and relationship between the human rights and civic virtue.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)20-25
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of International Law & International Relations
Volume13
Issue number1
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2017

Keywords

  • IGNATIEFF, Michael, 1947-
  • HUMAN rights
  • VIRTUES
  • JURISPRUDENCE
  • MORAL reasoning
  • SOCIAL norms

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