Rights, Communities, and Tradition

(1991) 41 University of Toronto Law Journal 447-67

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Brian Slattery

York University - Osgoode Hall Law School

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,

Suggested Citation

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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