| Title | : | The Cambridge Handbook of Natural Law and Human Rights |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Tom Angier, Iain T. Benson & Mark D. Retter |
| Release | : | 2022-11-17 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Law, Books, Professional & Technical |
| Size | : | 12966192 |
| This Handbook provides an intellectually rigorous and accessible overview of the relationship between natural law and human rights. It fills a crucial gap in the literature with leading scholarship on the importance of natural law as a philosophical foundation for human rights and its significance for contemporary debates. The themes covered include: the role of natural law thought in the history of human rights; human rights scepticism; the different notions of 'subjective right'; the various foundations for human rights within natural law ethics; the relationship between natural law and human rights in religious traditions; the idea of human dignity; the relation between human rights, political community and law; human rights interpretation; and tensions between human rights law and natural law ethics. This Handbook is an ideal introduction to natural law perspectives on human rights, while also offering a concise summary of scholarly developments in the field. |
