Sovereignty and Human Rights: A Comparison Between Western Liberal and Chinese Marxist Traditions
This study offers a comparison between the “rooted universals” of Western liberal and Chinese Marxist approaches to human rights. I begin with sovereignty, which is redefined in formerly colonized countries as anti-colonial sovereignty, predicated on mutual non-interference in the affairs of other s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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| In: |
Political theology
Year: 2022, Volume: 23, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 13-28 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Sovereignty
/ Human rights
/ Western world
/ Liberalism
/ China
/ Marxism
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| RelBib Classification: | KBA Western Europe KBM Asia NCD Political ethics VA Philosophy ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
Sovereignty
B Western liberal tradition B Universals B Anti-colonialism B Chinese Marxist tradition B Human Rights B socioeconomic well-being |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | This study offers a comparison between the “rooted universals” of Western liberal and Chinese Marxist approaches to human rights. I begin with sovereignty, which is redefined in formerly colonized countries as anti-colonial sovereignty, predicated on mutual non-interference in the affairs of other states. From here, I analyze the Western liberal tradition, which arose from a unique legal tradition and its connection with private property, leading to a restricted emphasis on civil and political rights. The Chinese Marxist tradition differs, basing itself on anti-colonial sovereignty and emphasizing the core right to socioeconomic well-being, from which flow a range of further rights. The article closes with the point that it is necessary to understand and appreciate these different traditions in a global situation. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1719 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Political theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1462317X.2021.1932341 |
