Human rights and discourse theory: some critical remarks
Valentini, L.
(2014).
Human rights and discourse theory: some critical remarks.
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy,
17(6), 674-680.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13698230.2014.930781
In this short piece, I suggest that Seyla Benhabib’s discourse-theoretic account of human rights succeeds in avoiding the charge of anti-parochialism only at the cost of failing to provide concrete and plausible enough guidance in identifying the holders, duty-bearers, and objects of human rights. I then conclude with a few reflections on what type of guidance may be plausibly expected from a discourse-theoretic approach.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2014 Taylor & Francis Group |
| Departments | LSE |
| DOI | 10.1080/13698230.2014.930781 |
| Date Deposited | 19 Aug 2014 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/59057 |
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