Human Rights and Relative Universalism
This book argues that human rights cannot go global without going local. This important lesson from the winding debates on universalism and particularism raises intricate questions: what are human rights after all, given the dissent surrounding their foun
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Human Rights and Relative Universalism
Marie-Luisa Frick
Human Rights and Relative Universalism
Marie-Luisa Frick Department of Philosophy University of Innsbruck Innsbruck, Austria
ISBN 978-3-030-10784-0 ISBN 978-3-030-10785-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10785-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2019931942 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Jesus Castro Fernandez / Alamy Stock Photo This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
Each book has a story and this one is no exception. The first ideas on how to approach this project emerged in Galway, where I spent an incredibly rewarding research leave in the spring of 2013. I am especially indebted to the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the NUI Galway for enabling me to conceptualize my habilitation thesis in a truly inspiring and care- free environment. I kept working on the book throughout the years that followed, with another period of research leave taking me to Mauritius before I submitted my habilitation thesis at the end of 2015. A special thanks goes to my alma mater, the University of Innsbruck, and my colleagues at the Department of Philosophy for their reliable support and solid friendship. My habilitation thesis was published in German by Velbrück in 2017. I started working on a revised and shortened version in English in the same year, invigorated by the time I spent as a visiting fellow at the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School in 2016. The experience was simply overwhelming. I never imagined I would find a place with such a concentration of brilliant minds and wonderful personalities. My gratitude for
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