The idea of human rights four inquiries - Perry, Michael J. (Oxford University Press, 1998)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-157) and index
Is the idea of human rights ineliminably religious? -- Rights talk : what does it mean? and is it problematic? -- Are human rights universal? : the relativist challenge and related matters -- Are human rights absolute? : the incommensurability thesis and related matters
The author of this work explores the complex issue of human rights, the legal and moral dimensions of "rights" rhetoric itself and the social, political, and philosophical implications, particularly at the international level. He argues that the concept of human rights is inescapably religious