{"product_id":"toward-a-theory-of-human-rights-religion-law-courts-hardback-9780521865517","title":"Toward a Theory of Human Rights; Religion, Law, Courts (Hardback) 9780521865517","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eToward a Theory of Human Rights\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eReligion, Law, Courts\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eToward a Theory of Human Rights makes a significant contribution both to human rights studies and to constitutional theory.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael J. Perry (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521865517, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 November 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e270 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.57 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Does religious belief undermine or support commitment to a moral and legal regime of human rights? No question is more urgent in our world today. Perry's argument cannot be ignored by any scholar working at the intersection of faith, law, and morality. Quite simply, Perry has changed the terms of the discussion.' M. Cathleen Kaveny, University of Notre Dame\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNeither the morality of human rights nor its relation to the law of human rights is well understood. In this book, Michael Perry addresses three large issues. There is undeniably a religious ground - indeed, more than one religious ground - for the morality of human rights. But is there a secular ground for the morality of human rights? What is the relation between the morality of human rights and the law of human rights? Perry here addresses the controversial issues of capital punishment, abortion, and same-sex unions. What is the proper role of courts, in a liberal democracy, in protecting - and therefore in interpreting - constitutionally entrenched human rights? In considering this question, special attention is paid to the Supreme Court and how it should rule on issues such as capital punishment and abortion. Toward a Theory of Human Rights makes a significant contribution both to human rights studies and to constitutional theory.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. The Morality of Human Rights: 1. The morality of human rights\u003cbr\u003e 2. The morality of human rights: a religious ground\u003cbr\u003e 3. The morality of human rights: a nonreligious ground?\u003cbr\u003e Part II. From Morality to Law: 4. From morality to law\u003cbr\u003e 5. Capital punishment\u003cbr\u003e 6. Abortion\u003cbr\u003e 7. Same-sex unions\u003cbr\u003e Part III. From Law to Courts: 8. Protecting human rights in a democracy: what role for the courts?\u003cbr\u003e 9. How should the Supreme Court rule?: capital punishment, abortion, and same-sex unions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Law [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Law\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Law%20%5BL%5D%22\"\u003eL\u003c\/a\u003e], Human rights [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Human rights\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Human%20rights%20%5BJPVH%5D%22\"\u003eJPVH\u003c\/a\u003e], Religious ethics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religious ethics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religious%20ethics%20%5BHRAM1%5D%22\"\u003eHRAM1\u003c\/a\u003e], Religious issues \u0026amp; debates [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religious issues \u0026amp; debates\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religious%20issues%20\u0026amp;%20debates%20%5BHRAM%5D%22\"\u003eHRAM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265289736472,"sku":"9780521865517","price":73.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521865517i.jpg?v=1692021405","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/toward-a-theory-of-human-rights-religion-law-courts-hardback-9780521865517","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}