Rethinking Rights: Historical Development and Philosophical Justification - Hardcover

by Eleanor Curran (Author)

This book takes a new look at the history of individual rights, focusing on how philosophers have written that history. Eleanor Curran argues that the turn to jurisprudence, after the philosophical rejection of natural rights, has resulted in an impoverished notion of rights as no more than claims and entitlements.

Author Biography

Eleanor Curran is honorary senior lecturer in the Philosophy Department and Law School at the University of Kent.