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The end of human rights : critical legal thought at the turn of the century /
By: Douzinas, Costas
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Publisher: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2000Description: ix, 410 p. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1901362914; 9781901362916:; 9781901362916; 1841130001 (pbk. : acid-free paper); 9781841130002.Subject(s): Human rights -- Philosophy | Human rights -- History | Civil rights -- History | Natural law | Natural law -- HistoryDDC classification: 323.01 Summary: This is a comprehensive examination of the discourse and practice of human rights. Using examples of ethically justified foreign policy and war in Eastern Europe, the book argues that human rights will end unless their utopian ideal is reassessed and introduced into practice.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-396) and index.
This is a comprehensive examination of the discourse and practice of human rights. Using examples of ethically justified foreign policy and war in Eastern Europe, the book argues that human rights will end unless their utopian ideal is reassessed and introduced into practice.