The Logic of Liberal Rights - A Study in the Formal Analysis of Legal Discourse (Hardcover, New)

The Logic of Liberal Rights uses basic logic to develop a model of argument presupposed in all disputes about civil rights and liberties. No prior training in logic is required, as each step is explained. This analysis does not merely apply general logic to legal arguments but is also specifically tailored to the issues of civil rights and liberties. It shows that all arguments about civil rights and liberties presuppose one fixed structure and that there can be no original argument in rights disputes, except within the confines of that structure. Concepts arising in disputes about rights, like 'liberal' or 'democratic', are not mere abstractions but have a fixed and precise character.
This book integrates themes in legal theory, political science and moral philosophy, as well as the philosophy of logic and language. For the advanced scholar, the book provides a model presupposed by leading theoretical schools (liberal and critical, positivist and naturalist). For the student it provides a systematic theory of civil rights and liberties. Examples are drawn from the European Convention in Human Rights but no special knowledge of the Convention is assumed, as the issues analysed arise throughout the world. Such issues include problems of free speech, religious freedom, privacy, torture, unlawful detention and private property.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy
Release date:	June 2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Eric Heinze
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-30056-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > Analytical & linguistic philosophy Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > Analytical & linguistic philosophy
LSN:	0-415-30056-8
Barcode:	9780415300568

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