![]() | Relativism and Human Rights : A Theory of Pluralist Universalism This is an innovative contribution to the philosophy of human rights. Considering both legal and philosophical scholarship, the views here bear an importance on the legitimacy of international politics and international law. As a result of more than 10 years of research, this revised edition engages with current debates through the help of new sections. On the first edition of this book: "Claudio Corradetti's book is a thoughtful attempt to find an adequate theoretical foundation for human rights. Its approach is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing on issues in analytical philosophy as well as contemporary political theorists, and the result is a densely argued text aimed at scholars ... ." (Andrew Lambert, Metapsychology Online Reviews, Vol. 14 (3), January, 2010) "Charting a clear course through a vast landscape of theories, Claudio Corradetti develops an original and profound account of human rights beyond objectivism and relativism. A remarkable achievement." ( Rainer Forst, Professor of Political Theory and Philosophy, Goethe University Frankfurt/Main) Claudio Corradetti is Associate Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. He has been an undergraduate student at Oxford University and at the University of London, where he has obtained a Ma Philosophy. Once back in Italy, he has gained a doctoral degree at LUISS Guido Carli, Roma. Claudio has been trained also in law, having obtained a Diploma in European Public Law and an admission to the advanced seminars in international public law at the Hague Academy. Among his teaching records, he has taught at the University of Oslo and at the University of Graz, Austria. He is a founder and co-chief director of the journal 'Jus Cogens. A Critical Journal of Philosophy of Law and Politics', Springer. Claudio has published extensively in Human Rights, Transitional Justice, the Frankfurt School and Immanuel Kant for Oxford University Press, Routledge, Sage, Cambridge University Press etc. |
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