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Basic Rights: Subsistence, Affluence, and U.S. Foreign Policy - Second Edition
Henry Shue
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Description for Basic Rights: Subsistence, Affluence, and U.S. Foreign Policy - Second Edition
Paperback. Which human rights ought to be the first honored and the last sacrificed? This title addresses the issue of human rights as it relates to US foreign policy. It proposes an original conception of basic rights that illuminates both the nature of moral rights generally and the determination of which specific rights are the basic ones. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
Which human rights ought to be the first honored and the last sacrificed? In the first systematic attempt by an American philosopher to address the issue of human rights as it relates to U.S. foreign policy, Henry Shue proposes an original conception of basic rights that illuminates both the nature of moral rights generally and the determination of which specific rights are the basic ones.
Which human rights ought to be the first honored and the last sacrificed? In the first systematic attempt by an American philosopher to address the issue of human rights as it relates to U.S. foreign policy, Henry Shue proposes an original conception of basic rights that illuminates both the nature of moral rights generally and the determination of which specific rights are the basic ones.
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
Weight
424g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691029290
SKU
V9780691029290
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About Henry Shue
Henry Shue is Wyn and William Y. Hutchinson Professor of Ethics and Public Life at Cornell University.
Reviews for Basic Rights: Subsistence, Affluence, and U.S. Foreign Policy - Second Edition
"With unrelenting logic Shue recommends that American law be broadened to require the termination of aid not merely to those governments that engage in shocking and outrageous conduct but to those countries indifferent to the rights of their citizens to food, shelter, and health care... Shue has written the classical statement affirming that the rich nations are required by justice ... Read more