Political and Legal Approaches to Human Rights - 9781138744585

Taylor & Francis

This collection explores and illustrates issues arising from \u2018political\u2019 approaches to human rights in contrast to the more traditional \u2018moral\u2019 approaches. Moral approaches conceptualize and justify human rights in terms of priority rights which are both universal and moral. In contrast, political approaches focus on those human rights practices involved in the development and operation of human rights institutions, laws and political process, all in relative independence from their alleged moral foundations. The book contributes to the understanding and analysis of \u2018political approaches\u2019, including consideration of their diversity, and discussion of their strengths and weaknesses. The choice of contributors presents a balance between those theorists who favour some version of the political approach and those who are dubious about the perceived advantages. The chapters are grouped together in parts which constitute the distinctive issues addressed in the.