TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beitz,Charles R.
TI  - The idea of human rights
SN  - 9780199572458 (hardback : alk. paper)
AV  - K3240 .B448 2009
U1  - 323.01 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Human rights
N1  - Includes bibliographical references  (p. [213]- 226) and index; Preface
1. Introduction
2. The Practice
3. Naturalistic Theories
4. Agreement Theories
5. A Fresh Start
6. Normativity
7. International Concern
8. Conclusion
Works cited
Index
N2  - Human rights have become one of the most important moral concepts in global political life over the last 60 years. Charles Beitz, one of the world's leading philosophers, offers a compelling new examination of the idea of a human right.--
ER  -