Ethics of Human Rights
This volume focuses on the ethical significance of human rights, aiming at contributing to a universal culture of human rights with deep roots and wide horizons. Its purpose, scope and rationale are reflected in the three-part structure of the manuscript.
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A. Reis Monteiro
Ethics of Human Rights
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A. Reis Monteiro University of Lisbon Portugal
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To a life’s loves…
Acknowledgments
I’m deeply indebted to Professor Joseph Betz for the role he played in the publication of this study. He is Emeritus Professor at Villanova University (Pennsylvania), where the Center for Peace and Justice Education recently renamed its ‘Solidarity Award’ the ‘Joseph M. Betz Solidarity Award’. In addition to his very generous and stimulating appraisal of this manuscript, he provided comments and suggestions that greatly contributed to its improvement. Moreover, he recommended the manuscript for linguistic revision by two doctoral students, Daniel Wood and Yong Dou (Michael) Kim. Daniel and Michael not only have provided competent and careful editing work, but also added valued commentaries as learned readers. I express to them my great appreciation and gratitude for their generosity. I wish also to thank Neil Olivier, Senior Publishing Editor, for h
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