Human Rights in Ancient Rome

by Richard A Bauman, Richard A. Bauman, Richard Bauman

The concept of human rights has a long history. Its practical origins, as distinct from its theoretical antecedents, are said to be comparatively recent, going back no further than the American and French Bills of Rights of the eighteenth century. Even those landmarks are seen as little more than the precursors of the twentieth century starting-point - the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was adopted by the General Assembly of the United...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415692563
• ISBN13: 9780415692564
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"