Human rights without democracy? : reconciling freedom with equality

Preface Part I: The Notion of Human Rights Prior to 1789 Chapter 1. The Prehistory and Context of Human Rights * The Concept of Human Dignity * Charters of Liberties and the Social Contract Chapter 2. First Notions of Human Rights * Hobbes * Locke * Rousseau * Kant Chapter 3. Human Rights, Morals, and Law * Normativity and Reality * Natural Law and Positive Law * Autonomy, Virtue, and Coercion Part II: Human Rights from 1789 to 1989 Chapter 4. From Human Rights to Positive Law * Nationalization * Internationalization Chapter 5. Human Rights, the State, and Democracy * The Role of the State * Democratic Legitimacy for Human Rights Chapter 6. Politics and Law * Politics and Law at the National Level * The Ambivalence of Internationalization Part III: The Crisis in Human Rights Since 1989 Chapter 7. The Cold War * East-West Confrontation * New Interventionism Chapter 8. Moralizing Human Rights * Politics and Law Switch Roles * An Instrument of Liberation becomes Tool of Discipline Chapter 9. Natural Right and Imposed Concepts of Man * Expertise Ousts Democracy * The Revolutionary Aspect of Human Rights Part IV: Outlook Chapter 10. Perspectives for Democratic Legitimacy * Responsibility at the National Level * Mitigating Discourse on Human Rights Chapter 11. Universality and Regionalization * Differentiation in the West * Freedom and Equality Chapter 12. Repercussions from the Cold War * Religion versus Human Rights * From Locke to Kant Notes Bibliography Index