Seeing the myth in human rights /
Author / Creator: | Reinbold, Jenna, author. |
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Imprint: | Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2017. |
Description: | xi, 194 pages ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Pennsylvania studies in human rights Pennsylvania studies in human rights. |
Subject: | |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10981036 |
Summary: | The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been called one of the most powerful documents in human history. Today, the mere accusation of violations of the rights outlined in this document cows political leaders and riles the international community. Yet as a nonbinding document with no mechanism for enforcement, it holds almost no legal authority. Indeed, since its adoption, the Declaration's authority has been portrayed not as legal or political but as moral. Rather than providing a set of rules to follow or laws to obey, it represents a set of standards against which the world's societies are measured. It has achieved a level of rhetorical power and influence unlike anything else in modern world politics, becoming the foundational myth of the human rights project. |
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Physical Description: | xi, 194 pages ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [173]-183) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780812248814 0812248813 |