Human Rights in a Posthuman World
Download or Read eBook Human Rights in a Posthuman World PDF written by Upendra Baxi and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-29 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Upendra Baxi |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 325 |
| Release | : 2009-04-29 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199088102 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199088101 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Human Rights in a Posthuman World by : Upendra Baxi
Book excerpt: This major work, a sequel to the acclaimed The Future of Human Rights, brings together reflections on human rights theory in the contemporary human condition delineated by the discourses concerning 'development', 'terror', and the emergent 'posthuman'. While acknowledging the precarious place of human rights today, the author points to the emancipatory potential of the 'posthuman', contending that human rights norms and standards remain constitutive conditions of the emergence of the posthuman. This thought-provoking volume will interest scholars and students of human rights, political philosophy, development economics, and international law, as well as activists and policymakers in the fields of law and development.
