Human rights transformed: positive rights and positive duties

"Human rights have traditionally been understood as protecting individual freedom against intrusion by the State. In this book, Sandra Fredman argues that this understanding requires radical revision. Human rights are based on a far richer view of freedom, which goes beyond being let alone, and...

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Main Author: Fredman, Sandra (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2008
Edition:1. publ.
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"Human rights have traditionally been understood as protecting individual freedom against intrusion by the State. In this book, Sandra Fredman argues that this understanding requires radical revision. Human rights are based on a far richer view of freedom, which goes beyond being let alone, and instead pays attention to individuals' ability to exercise their rights." "Drawing on comparative experience from India, South Africa, the European Convention on Human Rights, the European Union, Canada and the UK, this book aims to create a theoretical and applied framework for understanding positive human rights duties."--BOOK JACKET.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:XXIII, 261 S.
ISBN:9780199272761
9780199535057

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