The Limits of Human Rights
Editor: Bardo Fassbender
Edition: Illustrated
Language: English
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication Date: November 21, 2019
Description: What are the limits of human rights, and what do these limits mean? This volume engages critically and constructively with this question to provide a distinct contribution to the contemporary discussion on human rights. Fassbender and Traisbach, along with a group of leading experts in the field, examine the issue from multiple disciplinary perspectives, analyzing the limits of our current discourse of human rights in an original way without attempting to deconstruct or deny human rights. Each contribution is supplemented by an engaging comment which further this important discussion. This combination of perspectives paves the way for further thought for scholars, practitioners, students, and the wider public. Ultimately, this volume provides an exceptionally rich spectrum of viewpoints and arguments across disciplines to offer fresh insights into human rights and its limitations.
