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Wellman Carl

An approach to rights : Studies in the philosophy of law and morals - London Kluwer Academic Publishers 1997 - 271p ix

Table of contents
1. Seeking a Theory of Rights;
2. Upholding Legal Rights;
3. Legal Rights;
4. A New Conception of Human Rights;
5. Consent to Medical Research on Children;
6. Taking Economic Rights Seriously;
7. Moral Rights and Positive Law;
8. The Growth of Children's Rights;
9. Terrorism and Moral Rights;
10. Judicial Discretion and Constitutional Law;
11. The Right to Privacy and Personal Autonomy;
12. Social Justice and Human Rights;
13. Violence, Law, and Basic Rights;
14. Politics and Constitutional Rights;
15. Interpreting the Bill of Rights;
16. The Inalienable Right to Life;
Bibliography;
Index of Names;
Index of Subjects.

ISBN: 9780792344674

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Human Rights Theories 2. Human Rights - Philosophy 3. Human Rights - Law - Morals

Dewey Class. No.: 342.085000 / WEL