Human rights law and the marginalized other / William Paul Simmons.
2011
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Human rights law and the marginalized other / William Paul Simmons.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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1 online resource (xvi, 251 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
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Introduction. Deconstruction, concrete universalisms, and human rights of the other
Arendt, Little Rock, and the cauterization of the other
Democracy, human rights, and l'affaire du Foulard
Derrida, Levinas, and the rights of the other
The saturated other
Learning to learn from the voice of the other
Self-ascription by the marginalized other in asylum law
Heteronomic rights and duties
Conclusion. Working with the marginalized other to deconstruct and reinvigorate human rights law.
Arendt, Little Rock, and the cauterization of the other
Democracy, human rights, and l'affaire du Foulard
Derrida, Levinas, and the rights of the other
The saturated other
Learning to learn from the voice of the other
Self-ascription by the marginalized other in asylum law
Heteronomic rights and duties
Conclusion. Working with the marginalized other to deconstruct and reinvigorate human rights law.
Summary
This is a groundbreaking application of contemporary philosophy to human rights law that proposes significant innovations for the progressive development of human rights. Drawing on the works of prominent 'philosophers of the Other' including Emmanuel Levinas, Gayatri Chakravorti Spivak, Judith Butler and, most centrally, the Argentine philosopher of liberation Enrique Dussel, this book develops an ethics based on concrete face-to-face relationships with the Marginalized Other. It proposes that this should inspire a human rights law that is grounded in transcendental justice and framed from the perspective of marginalized groups. This would continuously deconstruct the original violence found in all human rights treaties and tribunals and promote preferential treatment for the marginalized. It would be especially attentive to such issues as access to justice, voice, representation, agency and responsibility. This differs markedly from more conventional theories that prioritize the autonomy of the ego, state sovereignty, democracy and/or equality.
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Cambridge Core.
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English
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9780511844539 ebook
9781107010079 (hardback)
9781107671539 (paperback)
9781107010079 (hardback)
9781107671539 (paperback)
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