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Beyond rights: the morality of rights-language

Julian Rivers, September 1997   No comments

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This paper considers the current tendency to talk about justice in terms of rights. It analyses biblical material and suggests that in spite of the immoral tendency of rights-language, rights can perform a useful role in identifying aspects of human dignity.

Category: Cambridge Papers

Keywords: Worldviews & Culture

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