A Magna Carta for all Humanity: Homing in on Human Rights
Language: English
Published by Routledge, 2015
- First Edition
- Softcover
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- Title
- A Magna Carta for all Humanity: Homing in on Human Rights
- Author
- Klug, Francesca
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Publication year
- 2015
- Condition
- As new
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0415423740
- ISBN 13
- 9780415423748
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 454 grams
- Dimensions
- 1.85 centimeters width by 15.6 centimeters height by 23.39 centimeters depth
The Magna Carta, sealed in 1215, has come to stand for the rule of law, curbs on executive power and the freedom to enjoy basic liberties. When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations in 1948, it was heralded as 'a Magna Carta for all human kind'. Yet in the year in which this medieval Charter’s 800th anniversary is widely celebrated, the future of the UK’s commitment to international human rights standards is in doubt.
Are ‘universal values’ commendable as a benchmark by which to judge the rest of the world, but unacceptable when applied ‘at home’? Francesca Klug takes us on a journey through time, exploring such topics as ‘British values,’ ‘natural rights,’ ‘enlightenment values’ and ‘legal rights,’ to convey what is both distinctive and challenging about the ethic and practice of universal human rights. It is only through this prism, she argues, that the current debate on human rights protection in the UK can be understood.
This book will be of interest to students of British Politics, Law, Human Rights and International Relations.
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About the Author
Francesca Klug is a Professorial Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights at the London School of Economics and has researched, written and lectured on human rights for 25 years. She is a former Commissioner on the Equality and Human Rights Commission and advised on the model for incorporating the European Convention on Human Rights reflected in the UK’s Human Rights Act.
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