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OverviewThis volume explores the relationship between human rights and democracy within both the theoretical and empirical field. It is a book within the tradition of deliberative democracy, although it focuses on global institutions and human rights rather than nation-state or federalist democracy. Eva Erman problematizes the absence of political rights in the global human rights discourse from a deliberative standpoint. Starting out from and at the same time criticizing Habermas' discourse theory of law and democracy, she makes a significant contribution to a discourse theory of human rights and applies it to a global rights institution, the United Nations' Commission on Human Rights. This is an innovative study that offers tools for democratizing existing global political institutions, and is therefore suitable for philosophers, political theorists, scholars of human rights and those interested in democracy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Eva ErmanPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: New edition Weight: 0.521kg ISBN: 9780754644866ISBN 10: 0754644863 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 28 May 2005 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents: The interdependence of human rights and democracy; The absence of political rights in the rights discourse; A discourse theory based on action rules of language; Legitimizing rights through democratic means; Towards an institutional design; The reflexive use of rights; Bibliography; Index.Reviews'Eva Erman's recent book on studying global human rights institutions through a (modified) Habermasian version of discourse theory constitutes an innovative and thoughtful attempt to bridge the gap between the theoretical-normative and the empirical research on human rights in the discipline of political sciences.' Human Rights & Human Welfare Author InformationEva Erman is Senior Lecturer at Stockholm University in Sweden. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |