Human Rights, Rule of Law and the Contemporary Social Challenges in Complex Societies

Proceedings of the 26th World Congress of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy in Belo Horizonte, 2013

edited by Marcelo Campos Galuppo, Monica Sette Lopes, Karine Salgado, Thomas Bustamante and Lucas Gontijo

Book cover: Human Rights, Rule of Law and the Contemporary Social Challenges in Complex Societies

Extent: 155 pages

Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag

Subjects: Law, Philosophy

Series: Archiv fur Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie - Beihefte

Series volume number: 146

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(July 2015)

ISBN: 9783515111300

6.65 x 9.45 inches

Price: $69.00

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Modern societies often claim to be democracies in order to enjoy greater legitimacy. Still, to understand the concept of democracy and how to justify it, the definition of it as self-determined is not sufficient. A complex understanding has to take into account ideas of rule of law as well as human rights. Sometimes these three concepts compete with each other – particularly in societies with a pluralistic approach to what “the good life” should be, such as societies which are made up of distinct cultural backgrounds. This book presents a concept of democracy that encompasses at the same time the ideas of rule of law, human rights and self-determination. It contains the main lectures of the XXVI World Congress of Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, hosted by the Internationale Vereinigung fur Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil) in July 2013.

  • Edited by Thomas Bustamante
  • Edited by Marcelo Campos Galuppo
  • Edited by Lucas Gontijo
  • Edited by Karine Salgado
  • Edited by Monica Sette Lopes