Are human rights moralistic?

In this paper, I engage with the radical critique of human rights moralism. Radical critics argue that: (i) human rights are myopic (they overlook important dimensions of power); (ii) human rights are demobilising (they obscure political conflict); (iii) human rights are paternalistic (they undermin...

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Main Author: Aitchison, Guy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Human rights review
Year: 2018, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-43
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