An International Bill Of The Rights Of Man

This book surveys the written expression of human rights from the time of the Greeks to the present; it argues the legal and philosophical bases for codifying human rights; and finally, it presents a proposed International Bill of Rights of Man, article by article. "Lauterpacht's volume is a penetrating study recalling in its philosophical breadth and historical learning the classical seventeenth century treatises on the subject. It presents much food for juridical thought, perhaps blazing a pathway from the sterility of nineteenth century positivism. The volume maintains a tone of optimism and idealism suggesting that creativeness in legal analysis is not only necessary but also practicable in a world shaken to its foundations by two wars and by revolutionary inventions, such as the airplane, the radio and the atom bomb, during the past generation.": Quincy Wright, Harvard Law Review 58 (1944-1945) 1267-1268.

• | Author: Hersch Lauterpacht
• | Publisher: Lawbook Exchange Ltd
• | Publication Date: Oct 15, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 240 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1584779233
• | ISBN-13: 9781584779230