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Human Rights and Empire

The Political Philosophy of Cosmopolitanism

Bibliographic Data

ID23398551
AuthorsCostas Douzinas (corresponding author)
Year2007
Publication date2007-03-20
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueHuman Rights and Empire (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge-Cavendish (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4324/9780203945117
OpenAlexW2798987840
Open LibraryOL34587348M
ISBN9780203945117
LanguageEN
Citations received162

Erudite and timely, this book is a key contribution to the renewal of radical theory and politics. Addressing the paradox of a contemporary humanitarianism that has abandoned politics in favour of combating evil, Douzinas, a leading scholar and author in the field of human rights and legal theory, considers the most pressing international questions. Asking whether there ‘is an intrinsic relationship between human rights and the recent wars carried out in their name?’ and whether ‘human rights are a barrier against domination and oppression or the ideological gloss of an emerging empire?’ this book examines a range of topics, including: the normative characteristics, political philosophy and metaphysical foundations of our age the subjective and institutional aspects of human rights and their involvement in the creation of identity and definition of the meaning and powers of humanity the use of human rights as a justification for a new configuration of political, economic and military power. Exploring the legacy and the contemporary role of human rights, this topical and incisive book is a must for all those interested in human rights law, jurisprudence and philosophy of law, political philosophy and political theory.

Empire · Human rights · Law and economics · Political science · Sociology · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Civil rights · Cosmopolitanism · Cosmopolitisme · Droits de l'homme (Droit international) · Internationalism · Political Freedom & Security

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Unique citing works162
Citations per year9
Citation span2008 - 2026 (19)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
Citation typesNeutral: 158
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