The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights by Tomalty, Jesse; Woods, Kerri;

Short description:

The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights is an outstanding resource covering key questions, problems, and debates in scholarship on the nature, justification, authority and relevance of human rights.

Long description:

The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights is an outstanding resource covering key questions, problems, and debates in scholarship on the nature, justification, authority and relevance of human rights.

The volume comprises 35 chapters by leading scholars from a range of philosophical orientations and traditions. The Handbook is divided into five sections:　

• Approaching the Philosophy of Human Rights


• Grounds of Human Rights


• Critical Perspectives


• Contemporary Human Rights Issues


• Human Rights of Groups

The volume is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy who are interested in understanding human rights. It is also a valuable resource for those in related fields including law, political science, sociology, and the humanities.

“Not the usual suspects with the usual arguments, this exceptionally international array of authors includes leading theorists, but also a richly diverse set of fresh voices escaping tired dichotomies (and tired trichotomies!). This Handbook features path-breaking dialogues with conventional positions as well as provocative proposals, for the benefit of students and academics interested in an updated and expanded discourse on the Philosophy of Human Rights.”

-- Henry Shue, author of Basic Rights (2020) and The Pivotal Generation (2021).

Table of Contents:

Introduction Jesse Tomalty and Kerri Woods  Section 1: Approaching the Philosophy of Human Rights  1. Why Human Rights? Rowan Cruft  2. The Duties Associated with Human Rights Stephanie Collins  3. Legal Human Rights, as Distinct from Moral Ones Gopal Sreenivasan  4. A Practice-Based Approach to Human Rights Philosophy Cristina Lafont  5. Anchoring Human Rights: Practice without Foundations Vittorio Bufacchi  6. The Lure of Minimalism Adam Etinson  Section 2: Grounds of Human Rights  7.  Interests Peter Jones  8. Dignity as Conferred Status: An Alternative Approach to Human Rights Suzy Killmister  9. Human Rights and Equality Adina Preda  10. Capabilities and Human Rights Jos Philips  11. On The Nature of Human Rights Protection against Vulnerability Costanza Porro and Christine Straehle  12. Human Rights and African Communitarian Values Thaddeus Metz  13. Human Rights and the Kantian Tradition Marcus Düwell  14. Confucian Resources for Human Rights May Sim  15. An Islamic Foundation for Human Rights Fatema Amijee  Section 3: Critical Perspectives  16. Human Rights, Human Reason, Human History Simon Hope  17. Combative Decoloniality and Human Rights Nelson Maldonado-Torres  18. A Feminist Human Rights Proposal Diana Tietjens Meyers  19. Pragmatist Challenges Joe Hoover  20. Human Rights and Speciesism Alasdair Cochrane  Section 4: Contemporary Human Rights Issues  21. Is there a human right against discrimination? Saladin Meckled-Garcia  22. Human Rights and Democracy David Reidy  23. Internet and Communications Merten Reglitz  24. Poverty and Human Rights: Theoretical Disputes and Practical Consequences  Elizabeth Kahn  25. Health, Human Rights, and Trade-Offs Michael Da Silva  26. The Human Right to Work Jesse Tomalty  27. Social Access and Inclusion Kimberley Brownlee and David Jenkins  28. On the Human Right to Found a Family Luara Ferracioli  29. Human rights, Environment, Nature Marcel Wissenburg and Mihnea Tănăsescu  Section 5: Human Rights of Groups  30. Cultural Rights  Andrew Shorten 31. Decolonizing Women’s Human Rights: Reflections from Ecoterritorial Feminist  Movements in Latin America Serene Khader and Pedro Monque  32. Are Indigenous Rights Human Rights? A qualified defense Kerstin Reibold  33. Children’s Human Rights Anca Gheaus  34. LGBT+/SOGIE Human Rights Kerri Woods  35. The Human Rights of Refugees in an Age of Deterrence Serena Parekh