The Quest for Rights

Ideal and Normative Dimensions

Massimo La Torre, Leone Niglia, Mart Susi (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2019
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78897-176-8 (ISBN)

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In an era that seeks to challenge the notion of the universality of human rights, this thought-provoking book explores their fundamental nature and considers the work and influence of German legal scholar and constitutional lawyer Robert Alexy, on contemporary jurisprudence and European Union law.

What is the justification of balancing versus trading off fundamental rights against other rights and collective goods? Are there utilitarian considerations that can limit the normative force of human rights? Utilising both ''ideal'' and ''critical'' perspectives, this innovative book focuses on those inevitable questions which lie at the heart of any contemporary human rights discourse, as the premise of the dual nature of law is developed. A corresponding 'normative' perspective seeks to investigate the broader legal domains of the topic.

This analytical book will be a key resource for students and scholars working in the fields of jurisprudence and legal theory, history and philosophy of law and comparative and EU law alike.

Edited by Massimo La Torre, Magna Græcia University, Italy, Leone Niglia, University of Madrid, Spain and Mart Susi, School of Governance, Law and Society, Tallinn University, Estonia

Contents:

Introduction
Massimo La Torre, Leone Niglia and Mart Susi

1. A Non-Positivistic Concept of Constitutional Rights
Robert Alexy

2. Radbruch’s Formula and Human Rights
Martin Borowski

3. The Practice-Independency of Human Rights
Luís Pereira Coutinho

4. Constitutional Rights as Moral Judgments
Pavlos Eleftheriadis

5. A Response to Estonian Critics of Principles Theory
Madis Ernits

6. How Right is the Basis of Law
Matthias Kaufmann

7. Turning proportionality upside down: from legitimising principle to critical tool
Agustín José Menéndez

8. Human Rights are not Universal and can not be Natural
Rein Müllerson

9. Between “Institutionalizing Reason” and Private Law: A Comparative Map of Influences
Leone Niglia

10. Balancing fundamental rights on the Internet – proportionality paradigm and private online capabilities
Mart Susi

11. An Existential Foundation for Human Rights— Meaning Before Justification
Massimo La Torre

12. Principles and policies: once more
Kaarlo Tuori

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	02.09.2019
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-78897-176-0 / 1788971760
ISBN-13	978-1-78897-176-8 / 9781788971768
Zustand	Neuware