An introductory text to the philosophy of human rights, this book provides an innovative, systematic study of the concepts, ideas, and theories of human rights.

The notion of “human rights” is widely used in political and moral discussions. The core idea, that all human beings have some inalienable basic rights, is

Combining the sustained, coherent perspective of an authored text with diverse, authoritative primary readings, Philosophy of Human Rights provides the context

What is a human right? How can we tell whether a proposed human right really is one? How do we establish the content of particular human rights, and how do we r

While almost everyone has heard of human rights, few will have reflected in depth on what human rights are, where they originate from and what they mean. A Phil