Unsettling times for human rights: remarks on ‘The politics of rights’

IF 2.2 1区社会学 Q1 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

International Theory Pub Date : 2020-12-28 DOI:10.1017/S1752971920000597

J. Welsh

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Abstract

Abstract This commentary focuses on Kratochwil's observation about the gap between the pervasiveness of human rights language and its susceptibility to perverse effects and abuse. After demonstrating that Kratochwil shares much of the contemporary skepticism about the alleged foundations and legitimacy of human rights, the comment elaborates on his claims that human rights were and are particularistic and that ‘rights talk’ produces unintended consequences for the individuals whose autonomy was meant to flourish. He questions but ultimately does not answer whether the broader anthropocentric ethos that underpins Western societies, and legal systems, may one day be superseded by ‘non-rightist’ approaches.

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人权的不安时代:关于“权利政治”的评论

摘要这篇评论集中于Kratochwil对人权语言的普遍性与其易受不良影响和虐待之间的差距的观察。在证明Kratochwil与当代人一样对所谓的人权基础和合法性持怀疑态度后，该评论详细阐述了他的主张，即人权过去和现在都是特殊的，“权利言论”会给那些本应蓬勃发展的个人带来意想不到的后果。他质疑但最终没有回答支撑西方社会和法律体系的更广泛的以人类为中心的精神是否有一天会被“非右翼”方法所取代。

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International Theory Multiple-

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