Old Rights and NewRobert A. Licht This book is part of AEI's series, The Rights Explosion, devoted to assessing the founders' views of constitutional rights and their modern transformation. |
Contents
HOW PRESENT CONCEPTIONS OF HUMAN RIGHts Shape | 38 |
BETWEEN PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORYTHE EVOLUTION | 51 |
IS THERE A RIGHT TO DIE? Leon R Kass | 75 |
RESPONSIBILITY VERSUS SELFEXPRESSION | 96 |
NEW WHITE RIGHTS THE TRANSFORMATION | 112 |
KANTIANISM AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS | 148 |
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References to this book
The Prospects for a Regional Human Rights Mechanism in East Asia Hidetoshi Hashimoto No preview available - 2004 |