The Idea of Human Rights Charles R. Beitz OUP Oxford POLITICAL SCIENCE / HistoryThe author is successful in his goal of proposing an alternative perspective on human rights which seeks to reconcile the disjuncture between theory and practice ... This is an innovative, well-argued and well-written text which makes a useful contribution to the political theory of human rights. (Lucy Mayblin, University of Warwick, in Political Studies Review ) The international doctrine of human rights is one of the most ambitious parts of the settlement of World War II. Since then, the language of human rights has become the common language of social criticism in global political life. This book is a theoretical examination of the central idea of that language, the idea of a human right. In contrast to more conventional philosophical studies, the author takes a practical approach, looking at the history and political practice of human rights for guidance in understanding the central idea. The author presents a model of human rights as matters of international concern whose violation by governments can justify international protective and restorative action ranging from intervention to assistance. He proposes a schema for justifying human rights and applies it to several controversial cases-rights against poverty, rights to democracy, and the human rights of women. Throughout, the book attends to some main reasons why people are sceptical about human rights, including the fear that human rights will be used by strong powers to advance their national interests. The book concludes by observing that contemporary human rights practice is vulnerable to several pathologies and argues the need for international collaboration to avoid them.L'auteur est reussi dans son but de proposer une perspective alternative sur les droits de l'homme que les recherches pour reconcilier le disjuncture entre la theorie et la pratique... Ceci est un texte innovateur, bien argumente et bien redige qui apporte une contribution utile a la theorie politique de droits de l'homme. (Lucy Mayblin, Universite de Warwick, dans l'Examen Politique d'Etudes) La doctrine internationale des droits de l'homme est l'une des parties les plus ambitieuses du reglement de la Deuxieme guerre mondiale. Depuis lors, la langue des droits de l'homme est devenue le langage commun de la critique sociale dans la vie politique globale. Ce livre est un examen theorique de l'idee centrale de cette langue, l'idee d'un droit de l'homme. Contrairement a des etudes philosophiques plus conventionnelles, l'auteur adopte une approche pratique, regardant l'histoire et la pratique politique des droits de l'homme pour des conseils en comprenant l'idee centrale. L'auteur presente un modele des droits de l'homme comme sujets du souci international dont la violation par des gouvernements peut justifier l'action protectrice et fortifiante internationale s'etendant de l'intervention a l'aide. Il propose un schema pour justifier des droits de l'homme et l'applique vers plusieurs cas-droits controverses contre la pauvrete, droits a la democratie, et les droits de l'homme des femmes. Dans Tout, le livre s'occupe quelques raisons principales pourquoi les gens sont sceptiques au sujet des droits de l'homme, y compris la crainte que des droits de l'homme seront employes par des puissances fortes d'avancer leurs interets nationaux. Le livre conclut en observant que la pratique en matiere contemporaine de droits de l'homme est vulnerable a plusieurs pathologies et discute le besoin de la collaboration internationale de les eviter. The international doctrine of human rights is one of the most ambitious parts of the settlement of World War II. Since then, the language of human rights has become the common language of social criticism in global political life. This book is a theoretical examination of the central idea of that language, the idea of a human right. In contrast to more conventional philosophical studies, the author takes a practical approach, looking at the history and political practice of human rights for guidance in understanding the central idea. The author presents a model of human rights as matters of international concern whose violation by governments can justify international protective and restorative action ranging from intervention to assistance. He proposes a schema for justifying human rights and applies it to several controversial cases-rights against poverty, rights to democracy, and the human rights of women. Throughout, the book attends to some main reasons why people are sceptical about human rights, including the fear that human rights will be used by strong powers to advance their national interests. The book concludes by observing that contemporary human rights practice is vulnerable to several pathologies and argues the need for international collaboration to avoid them. Revue de presse The author is successful in his goal of proposing an alternative perspective on human rights which seeks to reconcile the disjuncture between theory and practice ... This is an innovative, well-argued and well-written text which makes a useful contribution to the political theory of human rights. (Lucy Mayblin, University of Warwick, in Political Studies Review ) ... is a rich work, dense with argument and nuanced positions. It exhibits an admirable engagement with the history, texts and institutions of the international human rights regime. Beitz provides a convincing account of the relationship between his practical theory of human rights and related ideas (including international toleration and state sovereignty). He also explains the consequences that his theory has for the content of a justifiable human rights regime, including questions surrounding the status of subsistence rights, women's rights, and the right to democratic government (Mark Navin, Jurisprudence ) Biographie de l'auteur Charles R. Beitz is Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics at Princeton University. He has written books and articles in global political theory (Political Theory and International Relations) and democratic theory (Political Equality) and is co-editor, with Robert Goodin, of Global Basic Rights (OUP 2009). He has been a Guggenheim Fellow and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. . | |||
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