Jarna Petman

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Human Rights and Violence: The Hope and Fear of the Liberal WorldHardcover, 7 November 2024

Human Rights and Violence: The Hope and Fear of the Liberal World
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Part of Series
Hart Monographs in Transnational and International Law
Print Length
352 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Hart Publishing
Date Published
7 Nov 2024
ISBN-10
1849465339
ISBN-13
9781849465335

Description

This book explores how can a belief in and scepticism towards human rights be reconciled.

The dilemma of a liberal human rights lawyer is this: one both believes in and doubts human rights. No wonder, for human rights are ambivalent. As positive legal enactments, they are the result of political bargaining that speak the concrete and verifiable language of rules; yet they also hold an intangible promise of universal good that reaches beyond the text of enacted rules, evoking their cosmopolitan purpose. This dual nature makes human rights strong and accounts for their extraordinary appeal. But it also makes the practice of human rights a fundamentally liberal exercise in irresolution.

This book offers a critical, albeit sympathetic, exploration of the conditions for practising and enforcing human rights in a world steeped in ambivalence. Through an historical narrative it first unravels the liberal tension that inheres in rights, and then moves on to examine the case law of the European Court of Human Rights to illustrate how the tension compels a choice in the exercise of rights. In the final part, the tension and the choice in rights is analysed within the realm of humanitarian violence. This is the realm of the tension - and the choice - between the hope and the fear of the liberal world.

Product Details

Author:
Jarna Petman
Book Format:
Hardcover
Date Published:
7 November 2024
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 1.5 cm
ISBN-10:
1849465339
ISBN-13:
9781849465335
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
352
Publisher:
Weight:
453.59 gm

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