DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS FROM ITS CONTEMPORARY MAIN CRITICS
DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS FROM ITS CONTEMPORARY MAIN CRITICS
Author(s): Sebastian RădulețuSubject(s): International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: human rights; cultural relativism; state sovereignty; counterterrorist measures;
Summary/Abstract: In present days, the concept of human rights is challenged by new strong critiques such as cultural relativism, state sovereignty and counterterrorist war. The article argues that the tensions between internationally recognized human rights and these contemporary critiques should be weighed in favour of the former. It analyses these tensions and challenges the main counterarguments. Finally, it presents some solutions provided by the international law to these problems.
Journal: Revista de Științe Politice. Revue des Sciences Politiques
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 36
- Page Range: 106-112
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English