Author | Wellman, Carl. author |
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Title | An Approach to Rights [electronic resource] : Studies in the Philosophy of Law and Morals / by Carl Wellman |
Imprint | Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1997 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8812-6 |
Descript | X, 274 p. online resource |
1. Seeking a Theory of Rights -- 2. Upholding Legal Rights -- 3. Legal Rights -- 4. A New Conception of Human Rights -- 5. Consent of Medical Research on Children -- 6. Taking Economic Rights Seriously -- 7. Moral Rights and Positive Law -- 8. The Growth of Childrenโs Rights -- 9. Terrorism and Moral Rights -- 10. Judicial Discretion and Constitutional Law -- 11. The Right to Privacy and Personal Autonomy -- 12. Social Justice and Human Rights -- 13. Violence, Law, and Basic Rights -- 14. Politics and Constitutional Rights -- 15. Interpreting the Bill of Rights: Alternative Conceptions of Rights -- 16. The Inalienable Right to Life and the Durable Power of Attorney -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects