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Philosopher kings? : the adjudication of conflicting human rights and social values
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Philosopher kings? : the adjudication of conflicting human rights and social values

Author: George C Christie
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Genre/Form: Cases
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: George C Christie
ISBN: 9780195341157 0195341155 9780199712380 0199712387
OCLC Number: 664842357
Description: xiv, 195 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Introduction --
"Rights" discourse --
Structural impediments to consistent application of "universal" human rights --
The enlarged view of rights in contemporary constitutions and human rights conventions : the notion of defeasible rights --
Litigation involving a conflict of rights, each of equal value --
The epistemology of judicial decision making --
The unsuccessful attempt to find a philosophical "North Star" to aid in judicial decision making --
The use of balancing tests and factor analysis : the inevitable tendency to resort to bright-line tests --
An overview of case-by-case adjudication, its possible goals, and the influence of legal traditions --
The optimal conditions for case-by-case adjudication and its limits --
Case-by-case adjudication of contentious human rights controversies --
What if we must choose?
Responsibility: George C. Christie.
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