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Mar 1, 2019 · An early critique of human rights asserts that there can be no such thing as universal values. Rejecting the draft UDHR, the American Anthropological Association argued in 1947 that values are always culture bound, and that therefore the declaration is Western rather than universal (American Anthropological Association EB, 1947). This cultural ...
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Critique of the Supreme Court Judgment in Law Association of Zambia v. the Attorney General . Muna B. Ndulo and Samuel Ngure Ndungu . (Cornell Law School) . The article discusses the constitutionality of sections 5 and 6 of the Public Order Act of Zambia.
- Muna B Ndulo, Samuel Ngure Ndungu
- 2017
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Feb 25, 2021 · As it stands, Menke’s theory of revolutionary new right gives no indication. Nevertheless, Critique of Rights is an achievement of critical theory that paves new ways for how we might – and should – understand the role of law in political life and calls us to re-politicize how we imagine law and rights if we seek a more just future for all.
- Sabeen Ahmed
- sabeena@illinois.edu
- 2021
May 22, 2018 · The essay proposes a three-pronged reform of international human rights: (1) a shift from Western human rights to the more inclusive and pluralist notion of human dignity; (2) the promotion of global justice by rewriting the rules of global economic governance; and (3) mandatory political education on human rights and human dignity.
- Salvador Santino F Regilme
- 2019
Mar 3, 2014 · Full-text. Abstract. Outline. Authors. file_download Download. 1 A lmost thirty years ago, Steven Lukes published an article titled “Can a Marxist believe in human rights?” He answered this question in the negative, arguing that “the Marxist canon provides no reasons for protecting human rights”.
- Justine Lacroix, Jean-Yves Pranchère, Sarah-Louise Raillard
- 2012
Aug 28, 2013 · After the Critique of Rights: For a Radical Democratic Theory and Practice of Human Rights. Article Open access 11 July 2016. The modern regime of international human rights is unable to achieve its most fundamental aim, a universalisable interest in claims to rights.
May 20, 2021 · Published: 20 May 2021. Volume 22 , pages 217–238, ( 2021 ) Cite this article. Download PDF. Ben Luongo. 837 Accesses. 3 Citations. 2 Altmetric. Explore all metrics. Abstract. This article demonstrates how critical realism can resolve persistent theoretical debates in the human rights literature.