The critical analysis of culture constitutes a blind spot in most approaches to the question of
human rights. This also applies to the cultural assumptions and foundations that lie beneath …

The contemporary right to freedom of thought together with all its further declinations into
freedom of speech, religion, conscience and expression had one of its earliest historical …

Moral claims derive their meaning and legitimacy from the (particular) cultural tradition in
which they are embedded. What we call “universal” human rights are, in fact, an expression …

This paper examines the idea of human rights, and how they should be justified. It begins by
reviewing Peter Jones's claim that the purpose of human rights is to allow people from …

Pollis and Schwab claim that international documents such as the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights contain strong biases that reflect Western conceptions of human rights. As …

Contemporary discussions of human rights are characterized by a widespread tendency
toward normative prudence. While the drafters of the 1948 Universal Declaration felt it …

In our present4day shrinking world of abundant and irrevocable cultural diversity our cultural
divides may be bridged-yet not adulterated-if people everywhere in the world embrace …

This chapter addresses the historical sources of human rights justifications, and surveys key
modern human rights theories, and then analyzes some of the current conflicts in human …

Assuming that human rights advocacy still largely hales from the West, Jack Donnelly
asserts that it would gain additional legitimacy by recognizing the differences between …