ISBN:
9781498592307
Language:
English
Pages:
x, 179 Seiten
Series Statement:
Feminist strategies: flexible theories and resilient practices
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Hessler, Kristen Feminist human rights
DDC:
305.4201
Keywords:
Feminist theory
;
Human rights Philosophy
;
Frau
;
Menschenrecht
Abstract:
"Kristen Hessler argues that philosophy can best contribute to understanding human rights by exploring the full range of their use in practice. Her approach emphasizes how human rights activism and adjudication can both reveal and dismantle unjust social hierarchies. The result is an innovative vision of interdisciplinary human rights scholarship"--
Description / Table of Contents:
The Orthodox/Political Debate and Its Methodological Assumptions -- Towards a Political Philosophy of Human Rights -- Structural Equality -- Case Study: Prosecutor v. Akayesu -- Structural Inequality and Hermeneutical Injustice -- Engaged Moral Inquiry.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
