Human Rights and Constituent Power: Without Model or Warranty
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Author Description
Engaging The Current Political And Jurisprudential Thought On Constituent Power With A Radical Political Re-thinking Of Human Rights, Ilan Rua Wall Develops The Idea That Human Rights Must Be Considered As A Non-metaphysical Process Of 'right-ing'. Democracy, Radical Politics And A Differential Human Rights -- Challenging Human Rights Histories -- The Withdrawal Of The Radical In Human Rights -- The Authority Of Change: Sieyès & Kant -- An Open Constituent Power: Sorel, Benjamin & Bataille -- Differing The People: Derrida & Rancière -- On Being-together: Beyond The Subject Of Human Rights -- On World: Biopolitics, Singularityand Global Human Rights -- On Right-ing: Constituent Powerand Human Rights. Illan Rua Wall. A Glasshouse Book. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [181]-195) And Index.
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THE THESIS
This book investigates the intersection of human rights and constituent power, questioning whether human rights can exist as a non-metaphysical process rather than a static legal framework. Illan Rua Wall, a scholar in political and legal theory, draws upon a diverse range of continental philosophers to challenge traditional human rights histories. He argues that human rights should be re-conceptualized as an active, ongoing process of 'right-ing' that emerges from radical political change and collective action.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- A critical examination of constituent power through the works of Sieyès, Kant, Sorel, Benjamin, and Bataille.
- A theoretical framework that shifts human rights from a metaphysical status to a performative process.
- Analysis of the relationship between biopolitics, global human rights, and the concept of the 'people' as defined by Derrida and Rancière.
- A historical critique of how radical political potential has been withdrawn from contemporary human rights discourse.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars in the field of political theory and jurisprudence recognize this work as a rigorous engagement with radical political thought. Readers frequently note the high level of academic density and the sophisticated synthesis of continental philosophy required to follow the author's argument.
Page Count:
198
Publication Date:
2011-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
0415584973
ISBN-13:
9780203804872
Philosophy
Human rights
Jurisprudence
Political Theory
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