ABSTRACT
Nowadays, rights are frequently ascribed to groups distinguished by their nationality, culture, religion or language. Rights are also commonly ascribed to institutionalised groups, such as states, businesses, trade unions and private associations. Yet the ascription of rights to groups remains deeply controversial. Many people reject the very idea of group rights. Amongst those who do not, there is radical disagreement about which sorts of group might possess rights and why. Some believe that group rights threaten the freedom and well-being of individuals, while others argue that the rights of groups can complement them. Some claim that group rights can also be human rights; others find that claim incoherent. The contributions making up this volume wrestle with these and many other of the issues that surround group rights. This volume brings together twenty-four of the journal articles that have contributed most significantly to contemporary thinking on group rights.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|167 pages
Understanding Group Rights
part |93 pages
The Rights of Groups as Moral Entities
part |71 pages
The Shared Rights of a Group's Members
part II|43 pages
Group Rights and Collective Goods
part III|107 pages
Scepticism About Group Rights
part IV|122 pages
Group Rights, Individual Rights and Human Rights
part V|91 pages
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