Human Rights : The Commons and the Collective / Laura Westra.
2011
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Title
Human Rights : The Commons and the Collective / Laura Westra.
Imprint
Vancouver ; Toronto : University of British Columbia Press, [2011]
Copyright
©2012
Description
1 online resource (392 p.)
Formatted Contents Note
Front Matter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
Basic Collective Rights for Law and Morality - The Theory
Individual Rights and Collective Rights in Conflict: The Ecocentric Perspective and the Commons
The Common Good and the Public Interest: Jus Cogens Norms and Erga Omnes Obligations in a Lawless World
Communities and Collectives: The Interface
Collective Rights, Globalization, and Democracy-The Practice
Collective Basic Rights Today
Globalization, Democracy, and Collective Rights
Cosmopolitanism, the Moral Community, and Collective Human Rights
Toward a New Cosmopolitanism
World Law or International Legal Instruments? Toward the Protection of Basic Collective Human Rights
Conclusion
Notes
Works Cited
Index
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
Basic Collective Rights for Law and Morality - The Theory
Individual Rights and Collective Rights in Conflict: The Ecocentric Perspective and the Commons
The Common Good and the Public Interest: Jus Cogens Norms and Erga Omnes Obligations in a Lawless World
Communities and Collectives: The Interface
Collective Rights, Globalization, and Democracy-The Practice
Collective Basic Rights Today
Globalization, Democracy, and Collective Rights
Cosmopolitanism, the Moral Community, and Collective Human Rights
Toward a New Cosmopolitanism
World Law or International Legal Instruments? Toward the Protection of Basic Collective Human Rights
Conclusion
Notes
Works Cited
Index
Summary
International law has evolved to protect human rights. But what are human rights? Does the term have the same meaning in a world being transformed by climate change and globalized trade? Are existing laws sufficient to ensure humanity's survival? Drawing on case law and practice and examples from philosophy, law, and ecology, Laura Westra argues that the current system is not adequate: international law privileges individual over collective rights, permitting multinational corporations to overlook the collectivity and the environment in their quest for wealth and power. Unless policy makers redefine human rights and reformulate environmental law and policies to protect the preconditions for life itself -- water, food, clean air, and biodiversity -- humankind faces the complete loss of the ecological commons, the preservation of which is one of our most basic human rights. A new kind of cosmopolitanism, one centred on the United Nations, offers the best hope for preserving our common heritage and the survival of future generations.
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In English.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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Language
English
ISBN
9780774821193
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