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The Liberal Project and Human Rights

The Liberal Project and Human Rights

Charvet, John
Kaczynska-Nay, Elisa

Hardcover

General Political ScienceInternational RelationsSocial Movements

ISBN10: 0521883148
ISBN13: 9780521883146
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Nov 20 2008
Pages: 446
Weight: 1.80
Height: 1.20 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The 'Liberal Project' aims to transform society in accordance with liberal values and practices. This volume argues that the United Nations regime on human rights is an attempt to realise this project on an international level. The authors provide an engaging theoretical and historical context for this argument, defining the concept of liberalism, its origins and evolution, and identify it as a universal value that constitutes the very essence of the international human rights regime. The book explores the possibility of a cross-cultural consensus on the issue being reached, but problems of sovereignty and nationalism are also discussed as potential obstacles to the Liberal Project's completion. This penetrating and insightful work will appeal to a wide range of scholars and students interested in liberalism and human rights from the fields of international relations, law, political theory and political philosophy.

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