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Human Rights, Ownership, and the Individual
Rowan Cruft develops an original theory of rights that partially vindicates this concept's central place in modern moral, political and legal thinking. He defends human rights law as institutionalising pre-legal moral rights, and he calls into question property as an individual right.
| Author(s) | By Rowan Cruft (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Stirling). |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Paperback / softback |
| Pages | 304 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 20 Oct 2021 |
| Availability | Available |
Rowan Cruft develops an original theory of rights that partially vindicates this concept's central place in modern moral, political and legal thinking. He defends human rights law as institutionalising pre-legal moral rights, and he calls into question property as an individual right.
Preface 1: Introduction Part I: Rights as Addressive Duties 2: Rights' Elusive Relation to Interests 3: Rights' Elusive Relation to Powers 4: Rights' Relation to the First and Second Person 5: Rights and Interests Revisited 6: From Directed Duties
Rowan Cruft is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Stirling. His work focuses on the nature and moral foundation of rights and duties. He is the co-editor of Crime, Punishment, and Responsibility (OUP, 2011) and of Philosophical Foundations of Hu
