Human Rights and Empire

<p>Erudite and timely this book is a key contribution to the renewal of radical theory and politics. Addressing the paradox of a contemporary humanitarianism that has abandoned politics in favour of combating evil Douzinas a leading scholar and author in the field of human rights and legal theory considers the most pressing international questions.</p><p>Asking whether there ‘is an intrinsic relationship between human rights and the recent wars carried out in their name?’ and whether ‘human rights are a barrier against domination and oppression or the ideological gloss of an emerging empire?’ this book examines a range of topics including:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>the normative characteristics political philosophy and metaphysical foundations of our age </li> <li>the subjective and institutional aspects of human rights and their involvement in the creation of identity and definition of the meaning and powers of humanity </li> <li>the use of human rights as a justification for a new configuration of political economic and military power. </li> </ul><p>Exploring the legacy and the contemporary role of human rights this topical and incisive book is a must for all those interested in human rights law jurisprudence and philosophy of law political philosophy and political theory. </p>