Making Sense of Human Rights by Nickel, James

Making Sense of Human Rights (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781405145350)

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Making Sense of Human Rights by Nickel, James

Making Sense of Human Rights

$44.95
Making Sense of Human Rights by Nickel, James

Making Sense of Human Rights

$44.95
Format: Paperback
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This fully revised and extended edition of James Nickel's classic study explains and defends the contemporary conception of human rights. Combining philosophical, legal and political approaches, Nickel explains international human rights law and addresses questions of justification and feasibility.

  • New, revised edition of James Nickel's classic study.
  • Explains and defends the conception of human rights found in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and subsequent treaties in a clear and lively style.
  • Covers fundamental freedoms, due process rights, social rights, and minority rights.
  • Updated throughout to include developments in law, politics, and theory since the publication of the first edition.
  • New features for this edition include an extensive bibliography and a chapter on human rights and terrorism.


Author: James Nickel
ISBN-10: 1405145358
ISBN-13: 9781405145350
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 01/02/2007
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.08h x 6.04w x 0.82d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2007 pg. 167
By James Nickel
By James Nickel
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James W. Nickel is Professor of Law and Affiliate Professor of Philosophy at Arizona State University. From 1982 to 2002 he was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Nickel publishes in political philosophy, human rights theory, and the philosophy of law. In 2004 he was a Visiting Fellow at Corpus Christi College, Oxford University.

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