Human Rights as Social Construction

by Benjamin Gregg

Book Overview

Most conceptions of human rights rely on metaphysical or theological assumptions that construe them as possible only as something imposed from outside existing communities. Most people, in other words, presume that human rights come from nature, God, or the United Nations. This book argues that reliance on such putative sources actually undermines human rights. Benjamin Gregg envisions an alternative; he sees human rights as locally developed, freely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107612942
• ISBN13: 9781107612945
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"