Rights, Communities, and Tradition
(1991) 41 University of Toronto Law Journal 447-67
22 Pages Posted: 25 Mar 2010 Last revised: 10 Mar 2019
Date Written: 1991
Abstract
This paper argues that there is a close connection between basic human rights and communal bonds. It criticizes the philosophical views of Alan Gewirth and Alasdair MacIntyre, which in differing ways deny this connection.
Keywords: Human rights, Alan Gewirth, Alasdair MacIntyre, Philosophy of law, Natural law, Legal theory,
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Slattery, Brian, Rights, Communities, and Tradition (1991). (1991) 41 University of Toronto Law Journal 447-67, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1572571
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