{"product_id":"human-rights-without-democracy-reconciling-freedom-with-equality-9780857457868","title":"Human Rights Without Democracy Reconciling","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDo Human Rights truly serve the people? Should citizens themselves decide democratically of what those rights consist? Or is it a decision for experts and the courts? The author argues that Human Rights must be established democratically.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tPreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: The Notion of Human Rights Prior to 1789\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. The Prehistory and Context of Human Rights \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Concept of Human Dignity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tCharters of Liberties and the Social Contract\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. First Notions of Human Rights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tHobbes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tLocke\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tRousseau\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tKant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. Human Rights, Morals, and Law\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tNormativity and Reality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tNatural Law and Positive Law\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAutonomy, Virtue, and Coercion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Human Rights from 1789 to 1989\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. From Human Rights to Positive Law\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tNationalization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tInternationalization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. Human Rights, the State, and Democracy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Role of the State\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tDemocratic Legitimacy for Human Rights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. Politics and Law\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPolitics and Law at the National Level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Ambivalence of Internationalization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: The Crisis in Human Rights Since 1989\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. The Cold War\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tEast-West Confrontation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tNew Interventionism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. Moralizing Human Rights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPolitics and Law Switch Roles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAn Instrument of Liberation becomes Tool of Discipline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. Natural Right and Imposed Concepts of Man\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tExpertise Ousts Democracy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Revolutionary Aspect of Human Rights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart IV: Outlook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. Perspectives for Democratic Legitimacy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tResponsibility at the National Level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMitigating Discourse on Human Rights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. Universality and Regionalization\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tDifferentiation in the West\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tFreedom and Equality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12. Repercussions from the Cold War\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tReligion versus Human Rights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tFrom Locke to Kant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038915789143,"sku":"9780857457868","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857457868.jpg?v=1750941927","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/human-rights-without-democracy-reconciling-freedom-with-equality-9780857457868","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}