Simpson, RM;
(2021)
Minimalism, Determinacy, and Human Rights.
Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence
, 34
(1)
pp. 149-169.
10.1017/cjlj.2020.25.
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Abstract
According to a widely-shared view, human rights encompass a very limited range of ethical concerns: not all human interests, only urgent interests;1 not our preferences, only our needs;2 not all wrongs, only severe injustices;3 not a good life in the fullest sense, but only a minimally decent or autonomous life.4 In short, human rights are not about realizing the best, they are about shielding us from the worst. I will call this general theoretical stance Minimalism.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Minimalism, Determinacy, and Human Rights |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1017/cjlj.2020.25 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1017/cjlj.2020.25 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Philosophy |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10125967 |
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