Human rights transformed [electronic resource] : positive rights and positive duties / Sandra Fredman.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 261 p.).ISBN: 9780191709814 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Human rights | Judicial power | Due process of law | Justice, Administration of | Equality before the law | Judges | CourtsAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199272761DDC classification: 341.48 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Human rights are traditionally understood as protecting individual freedom against intrusion by the State. This title argues instead that human rights are based on a richer view of freedom, going beyond absence of coercion and focussing on the ability to exercise freedom.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Human rights are traditionally understood as protecting individual freedom against intrusion by the State. This title argues instead that human rights are based on a richer view of freedom, going beyond absence of coercion and focussing on the ability to exercise freedom.
Description based on print version record.
Includes index.