Human Rights in Iran: The Abuse of Cultural Relativism

by Reza Afshari

Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title

Are the principles set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights truly universal? Or, as some have argued, are they derived exclusively from Western philosophic traditions and therefore irrelevant to many non-Western cultures? Should a state's claims to indigenous traditions, and not international covenants, determine the scope of rights granted to its citizens?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812221397
• ISBN13: 9780812221398
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"