The Immutable Laws of Mankind The Struggle For Universal Human Right
The key question for the history of universal human rights is why it took so long for them to become established as law. The main theme of this book is that the attainment of universal human rights required heroic struggle, first by individuals and then b
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Alastair Davidson
The Immutable Laws of Mankind The Struggle For Universal Human Rights “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote” (Benjamin Franklin, 1738?)
Alastair Davidson Monash University Melbourne, Australia
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Acknowledgments
It has become a fashion to thank everyone met in the corridor and to redouble one’s gratitude to the great, often seen afar at an academic conference. As “the sere and yellow leaf”, I owe an enormous debt to hosts of men and women, teachers and colleagues, who taught me history, sociology, political theory and law over more than fifty years. I will, however, despite that debt, only name one because it has become clear to me the enormous debt this book owes to his influence. Norberto Bobbio was more than a teacher, a colleague and a mentor. He was an inspiration. When, about fifteen years ago, I became fascinated by universal human rights, I was drawn back to his work on the sub
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