In search of philosophical justifications and suitable models for the horizontal application of human rights
| dc.contributor.author | Chirwa, Danwood Mzikenge | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-04T13:26:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-04-04T13:26:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-01-20T11:28:54Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | This article critiques the dominant view that human rights do not bind non-state actors. It ties the dominant discourse to the natural rights theory and, to a lesser extent, the positivist school of thought. A critique of these traditions reveals that there are no insurmountable philosophical barriers to recognising the application of human rights to non-state actors and the private sphere. Drawing on Marxist and feminist philosophical schools, as well as African conceptions of human rights, it argues that the view that non-state actors should be bound by human rights can be defended philosophically. The article ends with an analysis of the various options through which human rights obligations of non-state actors may be enforced within a domestic constitutional framework. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Chirwa, D. M. (2008). In search of philosophical justifications and suitable models for the horizontal application of human rights. <i>African Human Rights Law Journal</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27747 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Chirwa, Danwood Mzikenge "In search of philosophical justifications and suitable models for the horizontal application of human rights." <i>African Human Rights Law Journal</i> (2008) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27747 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Chirwa, D. M. (2008). In search of philosophical justifications and suitable models for the horizontal application of human rights. African Human Rights Law Journal, 8(2), 294-311. | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Chirwa, Danwood Mzikenge AB - This article critiques the dominant view that human rights do not bind non-state actors. It ties the dominant discourse to the natural rights theory and, to a lesser extent, the positivist school of thought. A critique of these traditions reveals that there are no insurmountable philosophical barriers to recognising the application of human rights to non-state actors and the private sphere. Drawing on Marxist and feminist philosophical schools, as well as African conceptions of human rights, it argues that the view that non-state actors should be bound by human rights can be defended philosophically. The article ends with an analysis of the various options through which human rights obligations of non-state actors may be enforced within a domestic constitutional framework. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - African Human Rights Law Journal LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - In search of philosophical justifications and suitable models for the horizontal application of human rights TI - In search of philosophical justifications and suitable models for the horizontal application of human rights UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27747 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27747 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Chirwa DM. In search of philosophical justifications and suitable models for the horizontal application of human rights. African Human Rights Law Journal. 2008; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27747. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Public Law | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Law | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | African Human Rights Law Journal | |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.ahrlj.up.ac.za/ | |
| dc.title | In search of philosophical justifications and suitable models for the horizontal application of human rights | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
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