- A current analysis of the international human rights legal situation that will be of interest to top level academics world wide
- An integrated three level perspective which until now has not been developed in this context
- A unique comparative study in a regional and national perspectives
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- About this book
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Is there universalism of human rights? If so, what are its scope and limits? This book is a doctrinal attempt to define universalism of human rights, as well as its scope and limits. The book presents tests of universalism on international, regional and national constitutional levels. It is maintained that universalism of human rights is both a ‘concept’ and a ‘normative reality’. The normative character of human rights is scrutinized through the study of international and regional agreements as well as national constitutions. As a consequence, limitations of normativity are identified, usually on the international level, and take the form of exceptions, reservations, and interpretations.
The book is based on the General and National Reports which were originally presented at the 18th International Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law in Washington D.C. 2010.
- Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Reflections on the Universality of Human Rights
Pages 1-12
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Universal Human Rights in the Law of the United States
Pages 13-31
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Diversité culturelle et droits de la personne: la situation au Canada
Pages 33-62
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The Impact of the Jurisprudence Inter-American Court of Human Rights on the Chilean Constitutional System
Pages 63-79
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The Universal Nature of Human Rights: The Brazilian Stance Within Latin America’s Human Rights Scenario
Pages 81-101
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Universalism of Human Rights
- Editors
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- Rainer Arnold
- Series Title
- Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice
- Series Volume
- 16
- Copyright
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-94-007-4510-0
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-94-007-4510-0
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-94-007-4509-4
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-94-007-9283-8
- Series ISSN
- 1534-6781
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXIV, 424
- Topics